as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale
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Recent Examples of accretive
The transaction is anticipated to be accretive to Medtronic’s gross and operating margins, and earnings per share, while enabling the NewCo to pursue focused innovation and growth strategies tailored to the diabetes market.
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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
After the deal closed, at the end of June 2015, Gannett didn’t wait very long before executing its first major accretive acquisition to create tremendous synergies.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When handled correctly, accretive acquisitions offer substantial opportunities for expanding market power and creating long-term value for portfolio companies.
—Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In the first full fiscal year post-close, Dick’s expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings and deliver between $100 million and $125 million in cost synergies.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
After the deal closed, at the end of June 2015, Gannett didn’t wait very long before executing its first major accretive acquisition to create tremendous synergies.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When handled correctly, accretive acquisitions offer substantial opportunities for expanding market power and creating long-term value for portfolio companies.
—Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In the first full fiscal year post-close, Dick’s expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings and deliver between $100 million and $125 million in cost synergies.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretive
cumulative
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In broader terms, Age Debt is the cumulative burden organizations face as our populations age, birth rates plummet, the internal skills gap heightens, multigenerational issues grow, and various economic structures fail to keep pace.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Mariners third basemen have been worth a cumulative 0.1 bWAR this season, 14th in MLB.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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