by degrees
idiom
: very slowly : by a series of small changes
The tomatoes changed by degrees from green to red.
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Use of force accountability is influenced by degrees of sensitivity to public sentiment and fear of reprisal, experts said.
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
The moral collapse of the Republican Party proceeded by degrees.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Keegan shows us a man turning toward his higher self, at first by degrees and then in a sudden rush.
—Pamela Newton, The Atlantic, 7 July 2024
Surreal moments The ancillary stuff all disappears by degrees now.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
The moral collapse of the Republican Party proceeded by degrees.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Keegan shows us a man turning toward his higher self, at first by degrees and then in a sudden rush.
—Pamela Newton, The Atlantic, 7 July 2024
Surreal moments The ancillary stuff all disappears by degrees now.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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“By degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20degrees. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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