as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale
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Recent Examples of accretive
Premium valuations make fundraising accretive, which funds more purchases, which supports the story.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Monuments from the Holocene Humid Period in the Dhofar were built in a single episode by groups requiring as many as seven strong men, whereas the subsequent aridification of the climate and resulting dispersion of the population encouraged the creation of accretive monuments.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
With 76 percent also saying that their per-package delivery costs have increased over the past year, 72 percent of decision-makers said e-commerce is not accretive to their profitability.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
The transaction is expected to deliver between $100 million to $125 million in cost synergies in the medium term, primarily through procurement and direct sourcing efficiencies, and Dick’s anticipates the transaction to be accretive to earnings per share in fiscal year 2026.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Monuments from the Holocene Humid Period in the Dhofar were built in a single episode by groups requiring as many as seven strong men, whereas the subsequent aridification of the climate and resulting dispersion of the population encouraged the creation of accretive monuments.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
With 76 percent also saying that their per-package delivery costs have increased over the past year, 72 percent of decision-makers said e-commerce is not accretive to their profitability.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
The transaction is expected to deliver between $100 million to $125 million in cost synergies in the medium term, primarily through procurement and direct sourcing efficiencies, and Dick’s anticipates the transaction to be accretive to earnings per share in fiscal year 2026.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretive
cumulative
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City officials are proposing cumulative 62% hikes to water rates and 31% hikes to sewer rates over four years — increases that would incrementally kick in between January 2026 and January 2029, if approved Tuesday.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Here’s cumulative costs by year, in thousands of dollars.—
Jeff Goertzen,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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