as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the overabundance of historical detail has the conglomerative effect of overwhelming and boring the reader
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cumulative
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In fact, the average cumulative age attached to each of those goals is 31 years, 83 days — well above the league average from the regular season.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
14 June 2025 -
Taken together, the essays celebrate the cumulative experiences of being alive, and, from the wise distance of Chee’s 50s, argue that detours and even missteps only make life richer.—
Xochitl Gonzalez,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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“Conglomerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerative. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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