as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale
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Recent Examples of accretive
The combined company, which will be headquartered in Las Vegas, is expected to generate $140 million in annual synergies by the third year after closing, and the transaction will be accretive to earnings per share in the first year.
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Ruchika Khanna, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead, Google is showing that AI can be accretive, even allowing the company to charge advertisers more on the ground that clicks tied to tools like AI Overview reflect a high search intent.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Netflix also expects to save $2-3 billion per year by the deal's third year and expects the transaction to be accretive to GAAP earnings per share by year two.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Madden’s management had expected Geiger to be immediately accretive to earnings per share (EPS), initially in the range of 10 cents in 2025.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ruchika Khanna, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead, Google is showing that AI can be accretive, even allowing the company to charge advertisers more on the ground that clicks tied to tools like AI Overview reflect a high search intent.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Netflix also expects to save $2-3 billion per year by the deal's third year and expects the transaction to be accretive to GAAP earnings per share by year two.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Madden’s management had expected Geiger to be immediately accretive to earnings per share (EPS), initially in the range of 10 cents in 2025.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretive
cumulative
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Gaza's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 586 Palestinians had been killed since the start of the ceasefire, bringing the cumulative toll to 72,037 killed since the start of Israel's offensive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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China doubled down with trillions in cumulative investment to build a clean-tech manufacturing base and invest in green infrastructure.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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