as in accumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year
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Recent Examples of cumulative
Luvu's initial punishment, a fine of $46,372 and a one-game suspension, came as a result of cumulative violations due to hip-drop tackles.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
All of those ideas are translated through cumulative effort.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
In truth, the real damage caused by Ukraine’s campaign is cumulative and institutional, not physical.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
In terms of movies that are significant awards contenders, Bugonia expanded wide, pushing to $5 million cumulative and fifth place at the weekend box office.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
All of those ideas are translated through cumulative effort.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
In truth, the real damage caused by Ukraine’s campaign is cumulative and institutional, not physical.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
In terms of movies that are significant awards contenders, Bugonia expanded wide, pushing to $5 million cumulative and fifth place at the weekend box office.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cumulative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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Overall, the accumulative impact of cost pressures represents a 20% to 25% increase over the agency’s current long-range financial plan.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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The accumulative effects of a whole comprised of many different foods with artificial dyes, consumed over a lifetime, is even harder to assess.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Campion acknowledges the tension and says that AI has to be additive and each use-case has to be justified.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Slow, steady growth, coupled with additive peripheral plantings, would drive natural expansion.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But even incremental progress would mark a break from a status quo that shields the powerful while leaving the rest behind.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The cold will persist into Tuesday before a gradual warm-up later in the week.—
Sirena Bergman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 65 and a low around 40.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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