gradually expand

Frequency: 8.528.4 per million words

indicates a slow, steady increase in size, scope, or volume.

graduallyADVERB + VERB

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expand

Examples (10)

  • The company plans to gradually expand its operations into Asia.
  • The small town gradually expanded over the centuries into a bustling city.
  • As you read more, your vocabulary will gradually expand.
  • Scientists believe the universe has been gradually expanding since the Big Bang.
  • We will gradually expand our product line to include home goods.
  • A musician's repertoire should gradually expand with practice.
  • The forest gradually expanded its borders, reclaiming the abandoned farmland.
  • The scope of the research project was gradually expanded to include more variables.
  • The organization's influence continues to gradually expand across the globe.
  • When heated, the metal bar will gradually expand.