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
Madden’s management had expected Geiger to be immediately accretive to earnings per share (EPS), initially in the range of 10 cents in 2025.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
But is anyone really listening or saying anything accretive?
—Bill Flederbach, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Premium valuations make fundraising accretive, which funds more purchases, which supports the story.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Monuments from the Holocene Humid Period in the Dhofar were built in a single episode by groups requiring as many as seven strong men, whereas the subsequent aridification of the climate and resulting dispersion of the population encouraged the creation of accretive monuments.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for accretive
Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
But is anyone really listening or saying anything accretive?
—Bill Flederbach, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Premium valuations make fundraising accretive, which funds more purchases, which supports the story.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Monuments from the Holocene Humid Period in the Dhofar were built in a single episode by groups requiring as many as seven strong men, whereas the subsequent aridification of the climate and resulting dispersion of the population encouraged the creation of accretive monuments.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretive
cumulative
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Leavitt and Ballas have received immunity from the relay round, plus two bonus points, for having the top scores in the individual dance round last week and for their cumulative judges' totals all season.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an address to BBC staff on Monday, Davie suggested that his decision was as much to do with the cumulative pressure of five years in the top job as the handling of the Prescott memo itself.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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