Synonyms for by inches
by inch·es

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1. by inches, little by little, by small degreesadverb

   by a short distance

   "they moved it by inches"

   Synonyms:
   piecemeal, in stages, bit by bit, little by little, by small degrees

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1. Gilad Ilatch:

   It literally happened on the last day of the excavation, … right in front of our eyes and those of the excited students, an unusual ceramic vessel c. 18 cm high (7 inches) was exposed, atop of is the image of a person….

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabar:

   The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.

3. Corey Walters:

   Our crews are taking one more crack at trying to stop it, we're just fighting time here. There's another rain band that's going to be coming through and we know it. We're expecting to get another 4 to 6 inches.

4. Hal Klingenberg:

   For most areas, we're looking at an inch and a half to two inches of rain to occur in a relatively short time within one to three hours to start causing significant problems once again.

5. Tim Patonai:

   Finnley was a little celebrity at the hospital. Nurses and doctors were non-stop talking about him, he is quite tall too at 23.75 inches.