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
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.
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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
After the deal closed, at the end of June 2015, Gannett didn’t wait very long before executing its first major accretive acquisition to create tremendous synergies.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 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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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
After the deal closed, at the end of June 2015, Gannett didn’t wait very long before executing its first major accretive acquisition to create tremendous synergies.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 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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On YouTube alone, the property has channels in six languages and nearly one billion cumulative views.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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This form must be filed online by any American who has a financial interest and/or signatory control over bank accounts outside the United States that have had a cumulative total of $10,000 on deposit at any point during the previous calendar year.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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