Synonym: easy, little by little, slow. Similar words: gradually, graduate, graduation, undergraduate, dual, residual, individual, dual economy. Meaning: ['grædʒʊəl] 
n. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass. adj. 1. proceeding in small stages 2. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt.
n. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass. adj. 1. proceeding in small stages 2. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt. 
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31. They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.
32. Trends in spending and investment suggest a gradual economic recovery.
33. There has been a gradual degeneration of the judicial system in the last few years.
34. It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
35. The stress led to a gradual deterioration in her health.
36. There has been a gradual increase in the number of families owning refrigerators.
37. Keep yourself on a very gradual withdrawal schedule.
38. This will be a gradual process.
39. Such continuous variables foster continuous and gradual evolution.
40. I have seen the gradual decline.
41. We're seeing gradual improvement in labor conditions.
42. The drift apart had been gradual.
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44. This is a gradual shift in social attitudes.
45. To be sure, the generational shift has been gradual.
46. It would also be in line with the gradual drift towards fuel tax harmonisation across the Community.
47. Rather there was a gradual change in tone and emphasis but one that should not be exaggerated.
48. The gradual decline of the latter adversely affected the congregation.
49. And one of the distinctive features of life here has been a gradual loss of the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
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51. These show that there has been a gradual improvement in girls' performance in mathematics relative to that of boys.
52. The humanist Renaissance of the late Middle Ages had already witnessed the gradual emergence of reasoning independent of the church.
53. The process is more gradual than can be the case on a major.
54. For that reason, the gradual restraint of inflation and cooling of this overheated economy look impossible.
55. Over the past year, her friends have noticed gradual changes in her behavior.
56. He then discussed this with the general practitioner and gradual reduction of the antidepressant was initiated.
57. It is a gradual, continuously varying effect on how far you can walk, and how fast.
58. It is a curious paradox that evolution and gradual change were linked with revolution and sudden change.
59. Crossing the coast road, she climbed up the gradual grassy slope on the land ward side of the sea wall.
60. Rather than just evolving in a gradual, uniform manner, the earth may actually be caught up in a repeating cycle.
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