Gradually and Little

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Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

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Little and gradually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Little" instead an adverb "Gradually".

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Little adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

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Gradually and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Little".

Nearby Word: littleness

She's a Psychopathic Manchild who loves possessing little girls and gradually forcing them to kill everyone they care about, all the while still keeping the demeanour of a sweet little girl.

Source: Faux Affably Evil
While little more than a cameo part in season 1 of korra, her role gradually increases as the fanfics go on, most notably in her taking the place of the acupuncturist in the Beifong episodes.

Source: Fanfic / The Little Pony Legend
Intergenerational Friendship: Creasy starts out as a suicidal alcoholic until he gradually warms up to Pita, the little girl he's been hired to bodyguard.

Source: Film / Man on Fire

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