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
In the first quarter of 2026, public backlash delayed or blocked at least 75 data center projects nationwide, worth a cumulative $130 billion, according to the Data Center Watch Initiative, a monitoring project.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Northwestern Mutual survey comes at a moment when Americans are coping with years of cumulative inflation.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
According to Disney, the Simpsons battle royale season reached 80 million unique players with a cumulative 750 million hours played.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Many earlier studies linking weight cycling to cardiovascular and metabolic risk failed to adequately control for confounding factors including age, underlying health status and the cumulative burden of obesity over time.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cumulative
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The Northwestern Mutual survey comes at a moment when Americans are coping with years of cumulative inflation.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
According to Disney, the Simpsons battle royale season reached 80 million unique players with a cumulative 750 million hours played.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Many earlier studies linking weight cycling to cardiovascular and metabolic risk failed to adequately control for confounding factors including age, underlying health status and the cumulative burden of obesity over time.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cumulative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
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The choice of Miami Beach as the festival’s long-term home is less accidental than accumulative.
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According to a new paper, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, accumulative stresses in the Earth’s crust in California are higher today than at any point over the last 1,000 years, raising concerns over the potential for a massive rupture in the Los Angeles region.
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The first is convergence, where combining technologies produces exponential rather than additive results.
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In effect, the gains were additive, and doing both was best.
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The fact that incremental capital expenditures to integrate their robots is minimal is also attractive.
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Any work the two companies do together might be incremental to start off with, according to analysts.
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The deal focused overwhelmingly on constraining Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for gradual sanctions relief.
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The developments mark the latest in a series of back-and-forth strikes centered around the strait, casting uncertainty over the US-Iran agreement signed earlier this month which stipulates the gradual restoration of normal marine traffic.
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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