as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
the cumulus of sundry things that fill up one's attic and somehow sum up a lifetime of experiences
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Recent Examples of cumulus
Meanwhile, in Virginia, several old text messages swallowed attorney general nominee Jay Jones in a cumulus of controversy.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Unlike Yukons, russets mash into an ethereally light texture akin to the fluffiest cumulus cloud on a bright summer day.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Thunderstorms and towering cumulus clouds are another key source of turbulence, which is particularly pronounced near the equator.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Like arcus clouds, tubas appear most often with cumulonimbus and sometimes with cumulus.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Unlike Yukons, russets mash into an ethereally light texture akin to the fluffiest cumulus cloud on a bright summer day.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Thunderstorms and towering cumulus clouds are another key source of turbulence, which is particularly pronounced near the equator.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Like arcus clouds, tubas appear most often with cumulonimbus and sometimes with cumulus.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulus
Noun
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The psychologist leaned forward and clarified that the man meant snow from the sky, and not a ground-level accumulation in the form of a buff snow guy or a voluptuous snow gal.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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For Denver and communities along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow accumulation chances remain low, though a few flakes could mix in Monday.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Instead, hormone signals and the glands that produce them are part of a communication system that organises every cell, turning collections of independently functioning cells, tissues and organs into an interconnected human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The interactive museum is finishing up a major expansion, and visitors will soon be able to see even more of its extensive collection up close.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Now, there’s a real mixture of guests hanging around the lobby and breakfast room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Dredge each tomato slice in the flour mixture, then give it a dunk in the buttermilk-egg bath, and finally coat it generously in the cornmeal-breadcrumb mixture.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Spanning painting, sculpture, and assemblage, Gaines’s work examines the tensions between Black experience and the structures of systemic inequality in the United States.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Page reportedly spent more than $170 million on an assemblage of waterfront properties in Coconut Grove in Miami, and Brin reportedly bought a house on Allison Island in Miami Beach for over $50 million.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Cumulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulus. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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