as in accumulating
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accruing
Interest began accruing on SAVE enrollees' debts in August.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
When people keep putting day-to-day costs on the credit card and accruing interest, eventually the debt piles up so much that bankruptcy is the only option.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Directed by Brett Haley and starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, the film debuted at #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 back in January and remained on the list for multiple weeks after release, accruing 40M+ views since then.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The higher return starts accruing immediately.
—Allison Palmer
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Marzullo was the clear runner-up in early returns, accruing just under one-third of the vote in early returns.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
In the context of this soaring inequality—that is, of ordinary people’s loss of power—there appeared, for the first time, populist politicians like Julius Caesar, who promised reforms while accruing dangerous degrees of power themselves.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Stacked up in a single trench coat; secretly, reluctantly living the life of a grown man, accruing all of his missteps and guilt along the way.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
Other employees who took home over half a million last year received hundreds of thousands of dollars in lump sum payments, which workers cash in at the end of their service with the state after accruing unused vacation time.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Annie Nova, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
When people keep putting day-to-day costs on the credit card and accruing interest, eventually the debt piles up so much that bankruptcy is the only option.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Directed by Brett Haley and starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, the film debuted at #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 back in January and remained on the list for multiple weeks after release, accruing 40M+ views since then.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The higher return starts accruing immediately.
—Allison Palmer
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Marzullo was the clear runner-up in early returns, accruing just under one-third of the vote in early returns.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
In the context of this soaring inequality—that is, of ordinary people’s loss of power—there appeared, for the first time, populist politicians like Julius Caesar, who promised reforms while accruing dangerous degrees of power themselves.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Stacked up in a single trench coat; secretly, reluctantly living the life of a grown man, accruing all of his missteps and guilt along the way.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
Other employees who took home over half a million last year received hundreds of thousands of dollars in lump sum payments, which workers cash in at the end of their service with the state after accruing unused vacation time.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accruing
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Something else Krasley observed was that the factories didn’t embark on one gigantic, expensive retrofit, but rather took a stepwise approach to accumulating cooling improvements that was easier on their bottom lines.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many are missing rent payments, can’t support their families and are accumulating expenses that won’t be reimbursed.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Methods for maximizing looks range from workouts and skin-care routines to more radical options, such as chewing hard gum for hours to get a squarer jaw.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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And maximizing resources has become de rigueur this year as every industry is being disrupted, forcing marketing teams into overdrive and demanding constant pivots while budgets continue to shrink.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Panels on collecting and arts institutions in the desert will feature speakers including Jenny Gil, executive director of Desert X, the biennial exhibition of large-scale artworks installed across the Coachella Valley and in AlUla, Saudi Arabia.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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When Laettner made his shot in Philadelphia, sinking a turnaround shot after collecting a long baseball throw from Grant Hill, the opponent was Kentucky.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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