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as in collection
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking
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as in accumulating
the act or process of becoming greater in number
the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking
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Recent Examples of accumulation
The accumulation of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in our atmosphere are heating the planet at a rapid rate.
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Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 June 2026
Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
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Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Daily life feels less focused on material accumulation and more focused on relationships.
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Cassandra Tresl,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 June 2026
Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
—
Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Daily life feels less focused on material accumulation and more focused on relationships.
—
Cassandra Tresl,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulation
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The location is now a collection of cold storage facilities, parking lots and warehouses in Skid Row near its boundary with the Arts District.
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And cadets were on the hunt for unique pieces to add to their collections.
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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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Sprinkle 5 tablespoons ice water over mixture and continue using folding motion to combine until small portion of dough holds together when squeezed in palm of your hand, adding up to 2 tablespoons remaining ice water if necessary.
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Friedland describes the ritual with the mixture of reverence and annoyance that marks many of his best observations.
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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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Political conventions are typically massive gatherings reserved for presidential election years, where parties formally nominate their candidates for the general election.
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See how designer Hattie Sparks Collins gave her in-laws' new build to a sunny dose of gathering-place nostalgia.
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Being chosen as Young Miss was the cumulation of years of hard work for Carrie, the daughter of Chris and Taylor Vincent.
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There’s no one reason why band is such a big deal in Texas, but more of a cumulation between Friday night lights, funding from districts and having an active advocate for the arts in the Texas Music Educators Association.
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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But Carron happily pointed to a pile of recycled asphalt that has a different plan.
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Music director Eun Sun Kim leads the huge complement of musicians, an orchestral assemblage that required an expansion of the pit when the opera was first performed here in 1938.
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Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years?
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“Accumulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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