as in accumulation
the act or process of becoming greater in number
the accumulating of newspapers in the basement over the years is really getting out of hand
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as in increasing
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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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in amassing
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulating
Alex Lehnert,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Kim Lawton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
And while the images of crowded fountains and shuttered schools dominate the headlines, the economic damage is already accumulating in ways most employers and policymakers have barely begun to reckon with.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
From Vancouver’s perspective, Johnson and company got a head start on accumulating additional draft capital for next season and fixed a slight win out of Vancouver’s trio of sixth-round draft picks.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Fans like Fred blur the boundary between insider and outsider, accumulating subcultural knowledge over time, but without having the roots of a local.
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Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
So the area had likely been accumulating stress for more than two centuries.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
According to Agility, Digit robots have been deployed across nine customer facilities, accumulating more than 65,000 hours of operation.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Shortly after Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz to foreign tankers, local energy producers ran out of places to store the accumulating oil and gas.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Water can travel quite a distance before accumulating at a low point and permeating the surface below.
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Helen Andriatsitohaina,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
Noun
While snow totals remain uncertain, this storm is forecast to bring colder air and has a better chance of bringing more widespread and meaningful accumulating snow, particularly in the mountains and higher elevations.
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Alex Lehnert,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
More women are inheriting wealth, accumulating it earlier and making investment decisions independently.
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Kim Lawton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
And while the images of crowded fountains and shuttered schools dominate the headlines, the economic damage is already accumulating in ways most employers and policymakers have barely begun to reckon with.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
From Vancouver’s perspective, Johnson and company got a head start on accumulating additional draft capital for next season and fixed a slight win out of Vancouver’s trio of sixth-round draft picks.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Fans like Fred blur the boundary between insider and outsider, accumulating subcultural knowledge over time, but without having the roots of a local.
—
Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
So the area had likely been accumulating stress for more than two centuries.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
According to Agility, Digit robots have been deployed across nine customer facilities, accumulating more than 65,000 hours of operation.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Shortly after Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz to foreign tankers, local energy producers ran out of places to store the accumulating oil and gas.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Water can travel quite a distance before accumulating at a low point and permeating the surface below.
—
Helen Andriatsitohaina,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulating
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Ocean heat content — a measure of heat stored through the upper layers of the ocean — has reached record highs in recent years, reflecting a long-term accumulation of heat across the global ocean.
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Ultimately, managing one's emotions is paramount for true wealth accumulation.
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As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.
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When patients can’t pay, hospitals absorb the costs and pass them onto people with insurance by increasing prices, studies show.
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
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Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Hispanics or Latinos were the target of the biggest increase in racially or ethnically motivated hate crimes, according to the report.
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However, the report noted that much of this rise was due to an increase in the number of billionaires, not just three-comma club members getting richer.
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And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
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Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging.
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Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
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This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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“Accumulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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