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  1. slowly but surelyadverb

    In a slow, yet careful manner.

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  1. Slowly but Surely

    Slowly but Surely is a studio album released in 2004 by singer-songwriter Holly Golightly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slowly but surely in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slowly but surely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of slowly but surely in a Sentence

  1. Abdraman Youssouf Mery:

    The population in Mali were terrified of giving us information but we used what we had learnt from Flintlock: we helped them and gave them medical assistance, slowly but surely, we won them over.

  2. Mark Phillips:

    We were perfectly happy to start with, the houses all had their roofing up. They weren't all completed but they were gradually getting there. They were doing everything slowly but surely.

  3. Sabelo Simbeku:

    The perception of the township is changing, slowly but surely. Gradually white people are coming to Khayelitsha also, the space is open, the market is open. Their fear is slowly dying down. They are coming here to enjoy themselves and experience ikasi (township) culture.

  4. Dr Fraser:

    The tumbling actually causes stresses and strains internal to the object, and that slowly but surely squeezes and pulls on the object just like tides on the Earth to remove energy from the spin.

  5. Philippe Espinasse:

    The Chinese houses are slowly but surely building up market share at the expense of international players.


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