as in accumulating
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 accreting
During observations made in August 2025, the team behind the new study found that Cha 1107-7626 was accreting roughly eight times faster than just a few months before.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Eventually the star stops accreting matter, leaving the disk in orbit around it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
In many cases, similar accreting black holes are telltale signs of active galactic nuclei, but astronomers needed to examine the evidence more carefully.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Eventually the star stops accreting matter, leaving the disk in orbit around it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
In many cases, similar accreting black holes are telltale signs of active galactic nuclei, but astronomers needed to examine the evidence more carefully.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accreting
accumulating
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The wandering world is accumulating enormous amounts of gas and dust from its surrounding space.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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In Week 4, Egbuka had four receptions (on 10 targets), accumulating 101 receiving yards and a TD, while Godwin caught three passes (on 10 targets), amassing only 26 yards.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Accreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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