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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
After allies use Basic ATK or Ultimate to attack enemy targets, every enemy target hit additionally accumulates 3 Grit Value for allies.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Three-way ties are determined by the lowest amount of seed points a team accumulates in its pool play victories.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Untreated roads may become slippery where snow accumulates.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments The big question now will be finding where the white hydrogen accumulates in large reservoirs that can drilled, Zwaan said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
This means the lava does not get displaced but accumulates in one place.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2025
This borrowing forms the national debt, and as deficits accrue over a period of time the debt accumulates.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
This means lava accumulates in the same place repeatedly for billions of years, allowing volcanos to rise to extraordinary heights.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2025
The affects on commuting and power infrastructure could be severe, especially as snow accumulates and temperatures drop.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Three-way ties are determined by the lowest amount of seed points a team accumulates in its pool play victories.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Untreated roads may become slippery where snow accumulates.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments The big question now will be finding where the white hydrogen accumulates in large reservoirs that can drilled, Zwaan said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
This means the lava does not get displaced but accumulates in one place.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2025
This borrowing forms the national debt, and as deficits accrue over a period of time the debt accumulates.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
This means lava accumulates in the same place repeatedly for billions of years, allowing volcanos to rise to extraordinary heights.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2025
The affects on commuting and power infrastructure could be severe, especially as snow accumulates and temperatures drop.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulates
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Sleep deprivation lowers productivity, increases absenteeism, and worsens presenteeism (where employees show up but perform well below their capacity).—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The peculiar behavior of these materials, where resistance increases linearly with temperature, contrasting with the quadratic behavior in typical metals, has puzzled scientists for years.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2025
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Each time the calendar flips during the NBA season, that number rises by just under $12k.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Steve Hard, the current head of medical at Portsmouth, explains how there are more layers to the job the higher a club rises through the leagues.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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As the group assembles in the Werk Room, Jewels, who won the bottom-two lip-sync against Arrietty, reads her sister's lipstick mirror message, which sends shockwaves through the room.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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To describe this dystopian reality, Clapp assembles a narrative that is part history, part sociology, part horrifying travelogue.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dorothy's entourage accompanying her through Oz includes the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, much like Michelle's trek gathers the Kid Cosmo robot, Keats, and the quirky size-swapping 'bot called Herman.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its workforce is being slashed in half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Technology accelerates the cycles of interest and churn, and new, attention-grabbing products and services are everywhere.—
Nicki Sprinz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As change accelerates, companies will need a combination of sustainable and disruptive innovations to remain competitive and create opportunities for growth.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Swedish culture also concentrates on work-life balance, and mys plays heavily into that.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2025
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Twelve Labs concentrates on video search - maybe byebye youtube - using AI to index both visual and audio elements so users can search within video content.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Its acquisition of the 219 Big Lots stores expands its footprint to over 600 stores across 18 states.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Comments Isabela Merced explains how HBO's 'The Last of Us' expands Dina's backstory from the game.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Accumulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulates. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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