accreted

past tense of accrete
as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time

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Recent Examples of accreted This theoretical limit concerns how much matter can be accreted to a compact body like a neutron star or black hole. Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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accumulated
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  • Slowly, gaining confidence at shooting and interviewing, Pencic accumulated remarkable material from all kinds of places, shooting for four months, always, somehow, after dark.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At a higher level, the data accumulated by eBird has been used by researchers to better understand bird distribution, gain deeper understanding of migration patterns, model population trends and predict bird populations over time.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Accreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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