accretions

plural of accretion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretions
Noun
  • Storm total accumulations up to around 8 inches at Isabel Pass.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This suggests that GECs can potentially also form elsewhere, but require connection to natural gas generation and accumulations below continuous permafrost.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that’s while thousands of rental units sit unoccupied within Nashville’s inner highway loop, following a development boom that some development firms predict will lead to rent increases by 2027.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Index items that have seen the biggest increases so far are snacks like peanuts and potato chips.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The jist of its program is helping designers present their collections at fashion weeks, go to market and network with international industry professionals.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Choo's two collections with Sailor Moon, with the most recent one released in October, quickly sold out.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pressure is on Minasian and his scouting group to make shrewd additions to that list of invitees while also making good evaluations of their internal solutions.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Use just one to three large informal dahlias with smaller additions like spray roses, cosmos, eucalyptus, or larkspur.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No other metal is said to be more effective than palladium for separating hydrogen from gas mixtures.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant features all-day breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées that are Cornelio Garcia originals, with his special sauces, spice mixtures and ingredients.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This lightweight, non-comedogenic serum smooths frizz, boosts shine, and shields against heat styling up to 450ºF—all without clogging pores or causing irritation.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Across the education system, from pre-k to college, smaller class sizes have been a wish for students and teachers alike with numerous studies finding more individualized learning boosts test scores and attendance.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Early the next morning, out on Crotch Island, Ramos led Eglin and a few visitors down an old track littered with rusted machinery and piles of grout (the vulgate for waste rock) to an arena-size section of the quarry where the four men were already busy cutting stone.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Debris piles have replaced pews; the welcoming church has closed its doors; and the churchgoers’ mounting grief has swelled.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Premium subscription activity continued to lag the global average but posted strong gains in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • All told, about 90% of home sales generate less than $500,000 in gains, so the overwhelming majority of sellers already owe no tax.
    Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Accretions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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