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accrued

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verb

past tense of accrue

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accrued
Adjective
The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay. Abc News, ABC News, 14 May 2026 The package also includes accrued benefits like retirement, pension or healthcare. Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
As more and better data has accrued, especially from satellite imagery, Hack’s law has held worldwide. Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 That could mean returning replacement shares or paying their current value, including dividends and other distributions that would have accrued. Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accrued
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
Adjective
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As a condition, the deal calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed and specifies that the information should be used for delivering and auditing healthcare services.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Bregman has accumulated more than 5,000 at-bats across his major-league career, and none of those moments happened during a rebuilding period.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • William Bethel, 28, and Justin Booth, 23, have 40 guilty pleas combined because of evidence collected at Three Creeks Metro Park where hunting is not allowed.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The test subjects were collected in Stockton, and a local marina there will be the first site to test zequanox on golden mussels in the wild this fall.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This is the optimal range for leaders, where vigilance, working memory, and cognitive flexibility are maximized.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As for training camp, Reid and linebacker Nick Bolton said the Chiefs maximized their 22 practices over 28 days at Missouri Western State University, the team’s early practice home since 2010.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Accrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrued. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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