1
as in to increase
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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2
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in to gather
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulate
When people have Alzheimer’s disease, their brains slowly accumulate abnormal clumps of two proteins: amyloid and tau.
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Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
The Canucks must finally go about actually accumulating more talent, as opposed to shuffling it about and playing whack-a-mole with their aggregate talent level — exchanging, for example, enviable centre depth (but a patchwork blue line) for enviable blue-line depth (but patchwork centre depth).
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The problem, Haynes said, is that the snow is not accumulating in abundance.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Yes, those picks are great, and Dubas has done a fine job of accumulating them.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
The Canucks must finally go about actually accumulating more talent, as opposed to shuffling it about and playing whack-a-mole with their aggregate talent level — exchanging, for example, enviable centre depth (but a patchwork blue line) for enviable blue-line depth (but patchwork centre depth).
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The problem, Haynes said, is that the snow is not accumulating in abundance.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Yes, those picks are great, and Dubas has done a fine job of accumulating them.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulate
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Talent impacts: Automation of repetitive tasks may decrease offshoring appeal and increase demand for advanced skills.—
Mit Somaiya,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2025
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The proposal would increase the budget of the seven SODCs by about $28 million, or almost 5%.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes that number expands to several, and in special cases, the late rocker even manages to collect a hit single.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The money, which goes to charity, is collected daily.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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With inflation high and interest rates rising, the outlook is bleak for many Americans.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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The watch includes a spinning roulette wheel in a 44-mm rose gold case.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many of the pieces were assembled by the designer himself.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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TikTok Users Reacts Annie's efforts with Baloo quickly touched people's hearts and as of Wednesday, the TikTok video amassed over 1.7 million views, 57,300 likes and 1,221 comments.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over recent weeks in this space, pitch grades have been assigned to each qualifying pitch within the arsenal of each starter who amassed 135 or more innings in 2024.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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If an earlier breakthrough occurs: Should a major quantum attack capability emerge earlier than expected, the bitcoin community can accelerate the above timeline.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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On the surface, this shift has the potential to accelerate China’s ascent as a global power, potentially granting the world’s second-largest economy space to win more allies, boost its global leadership and shift global norms and rules – such as those on human rights or security – in its favor.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The strategic testing method makes tests run shorter while concentrating on the areas that need attention.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In cold weather, the fluid circulating through the geothermal system’s underground plastic pipes absorbs the relatively warm temperature of the earth and brings it back to home heat pumps, which concentrate the heat and send it into homes.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Accumulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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