accumulate
verb
ac·cu·mu·late
ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt 
accumulated; accumulating
: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
accumulate a fortune
: to increase gradually in quantity or number
snow accumulating to a depth of several feet
Examples of accumulate in a Sentence
Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.
the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
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Last week, a video of Hasan Piker reacting to the sight of Charlie Kirk getting shot during a discussion at Utah Valley University on Wednesday quickly accumulated millions of views.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Brunson won her first Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series, and has accumulated 12 total nominations.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
What To Know The supporting drama actor category, formally established in 1970, has seen 13 Black actors accumulate 23 nominations over five decades.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Risk management Josh — Investors should be collecting the roughly 3% dividend yield and accumulating opportunistically so long as the stock remains above that obvious support at $150.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Brunson won her first Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series, and has accumulated 12 total nominations.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
What To Know The supporting drama actor category, formally established in 1970, has seen 13 Black actors accumulate 23 nominations over five decades.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Risk management Josh — Investors should be collecting the roughly 3% dividend yield and accumulating opportunistically so long as the stock remains above that obvious support at $150.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Accumulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accumulate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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accumulate
verb
ac·cu·mu·late
ə-ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt
accumulated; accumulating
1
: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
accumulate a fortune
2
: to increase in quantity, number, or amount
rubbish accumulates quickly
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