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as in gradual
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
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as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Recent Examples of incremental
The upside, in other words, is not incremental.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But Latell stressed that Ratcliffe’s meeting with the Cubans might just be incremental.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Borrowers will often be able to float it down before closing and, in the interim, won't need to worry about any other incremental increases.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And international titles delivered 13 percent of ticket receipts during the first quarter as Cineplex continues to lean on foreign films and higher ticket prices for premium screen formats to drive incremental revenues.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But Latell stressed that Ratcliffe’s meeting with the Cubans might just be incremental.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Borrowers will often be able to float it down before closing and, in the interim, won't need to worry about any other incremental increases.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And international titles delivered 13 percent of ticket receipts during the first quarter as Cineplex continues to lean on foreign films and higher ticket prices for premium screen formats to drive incremental revenues.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for incremental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incremental
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There was not a gradual build to this moment, allowing Rai to adjust over time to a changing reality.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The study authors argue that humans became strongly right-handed through a gradual evolutionary process tied to bipedalism and brain expansion rather than a single genetic switch.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Meeting the continent’s growing demand for data center capacity could require as much as $20 billion in cumulative investment — and that’s before AI began accelerating the timeline.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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New data from Counterpoint Research shows the Galaxy S26 series recorded 15% higher cumulative sales in its first six weeks after launch compared with the Galaxy S25 at the same point last year.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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