as in accumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year
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Recent Examples of cumulative
Honda’s cumulative sales will soon surpass a half a billion motorcycles.
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Evans Scholars have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average and a 98% graduation rate.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
The cumulative stress and calorie shortage were taking their toll.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
By 2035, the cumulative savings should exceed $680 million, Russell said.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Evans Scholars have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average and a 98% graduation rate.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
The cumulative stress and calorie shortage were taking their toll.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
By 2035, the cumulative savings should exceed $680 million, Russell said.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cumulative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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The number of creations, the gorgeous gemstones, and the accumulative effect of seeing all gathered in physical reality in front of my eyes – decades and decades of dedicated work and love, lined up, was rather overwhelming.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2024
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Such an accumulative approach can work: Stearns’ Brewers made the playoffs without a starting pitcher who qualified for the ERA title in 2019, as did the Rays in 2022 and the Dodgers last year.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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But many products with the potentially harmful additive remain on grocery store shelves.—
Becky Upham,
EverydayHealth.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration officially banned the additive Red No. 3, which gives food and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than revolutionizing its industry through bold, innovative, and risky endeavors, Toyota chose incremental but relentless improvement.—
H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company sees an incremental $40 billion from the all-flash data market, $27 billion in file and block storage, $27 billion from the public cloud, and another $14 billion from artificial intelligence storage space.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing through the end of the week before a gradual warming trend begins.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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These challenges require thoughtful planning, continuous training for business users and IT teams and a gradual and iterative approach to AI implementation.—
Joydeb Mandal,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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