as in to accumulate
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrue
Since 2022, the NFC South champion has accrued win totals of eight, nine, 10 and eight.
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
The purchase price will be funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The transaction will be financed with $20 million in cash and a $100 million promissory note due in five years and accruing interest at 5% annually.
—Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg, 11 May 2026
The investigation found that even when advertisers are caught running scam ads, the advertisers could accrue multiple violations before Meta would block them.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
The purchase price will be funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The transaction will be financed with $20 million in cash and a $100 million promissory note due in five years and accruing interest at 5% annually.
—Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg, 11 May 2026
The investigation found that even when advertisers are caught running scam ads, the advertisers could accrue multiple violations before Meta would block them.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrue
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Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Condos are smaller, though many newer developments in Charlotte’s South End feature efficient open floor plans that maximize space.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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Where earlier plans were focused on maximizing economic growth, this one places far greater emphasis on resilience in an era of mounting uncertainty.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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One trust would collect money from the church, parishes, schools and insurance settlements to compensate survivors, while the second trust would manage litigation and insurance claims against insurers that did not settle.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2026
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If retirement is on your mind, check out the stories—including one from a few weeks ago about my mom’s own struggle to collect Social Security benefits after my dad died.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Accrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrue. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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