as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things the accumulative effect of all her worries was to seriously undermine her health

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Recent Examples of accumulative There is not an accumulative effect here. Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023 In fact, the accumulative effect can be profound. Arne Van Damme, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The past 50 years of market data show that the average one-year S&P 500 index return after the above-average peak inflation is 17% and the average three-year S&P 500 index accumulative return after the above-average peak inflation is 46%. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023 The third-year wideout has had a trying season thus far, and through it all, he’s been wildly productive — even if the accumulative stats don’t show it. Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for accumulative 

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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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