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as in increases
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in gathers
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulates
This is where operational drag accumulates.
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Heidi Farris, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Signs of Neglect No space accumulates grime and debris quite like a bathroom.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Eventually enough new magma accumulates to force the degassed magma off, and the magma shoots out like a Champagne bottle that was shaken before the cork was popped.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Radiation accumulates when minerals are buried and is released when exposed to light.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Oily hair usually lacks volume and easily accumulates a film buildup that makes your hair look flat.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Throughout the day, your sympathetic nervous system accumulates activation while your parasympathetic system, which governs rest and restoration, gets overwhelmed.
—Allison Palmer
august 19, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Heidi Farris, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Signs of Neglect No space accumulates grime and debris quite like a bathroom.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Eventually enough new magma accumulates to force the degassed magma off, and the magma shoots out like a Champagne bottle that was shaken before the cork was popped.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Radiation accumulates when minerals are buried and is released when exposed to light.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Oily hair usually lacks volume and easily accumulates a film buildup that makes your hair look flat.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Throughout the day, your sympathetic nervous system accumulates activation while your parasympathetic system, which governs rest and restoration, gets overwhelmed.
—Allison Palmer
august 19, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulates
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And the alloy wheels are an inch smaller, which increases the range to 288 miles (464 km).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every decision either increases your freedom or decreases it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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The four Grand Slams deliver the most points, while all the other tournaments are categorized by how many points the winner collects.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the industry gathers at the SIA conference, the challenge is clear.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Swapping stories The group, which includes a few wives and widows, generally gathers for about an hour in the department’s meeting room.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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If inflation rises, the Fed could increase interest rates in an attempt to slow the economy.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lee concentrates on darkness from the moment Shinhye arrives in her new home.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kang explained that the unique negative Poisson’s ratio behavior enables inward contraction under compression, which concentrates strain in the sensing region and boosts sensitivity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Coaching accelerates trust, sharpens skills, and keeps teams engaged even when separated by time zones and thousands of miles.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The missile’s low-G launch from the cannon avoids the need for hardened components, while a rocket motor accelerates it to low supersonic speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Each October, when the river swells with rainwater, workers pause, move their tools and wares away, and only return once the waters recede.—
Faye Bradley,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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The difference between a story that swells into something bigger than the writer or collapses when the pen is no longer in their hand.—
Ken Polk,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Accumulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulates. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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