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
Their loans have been accruing interest since August.
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Annie Nova,kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 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
Expanding your team, shouldering more projects, and growing your office space may seem like natural progressions for a successful studio—but AD100 designer Miles Redd believes that accruing too much overhead can actually be stifling.
—Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, the report found, the savings are accruing mostly to MOL, Hungary’s oil giant, which has seen its operating income soar 30% since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Annie Nova,kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 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
Expanding your team, shouldering more projects, and growing your office space may seem like natural progressions for a successful studio—but AD100 designer Miles Redd believes that accruing too much overhead can actually be stifling.
—Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, the report found, the savings are accruing mostly to MOL, Hungary’s oil giant, which has seen its operating income soar 30% since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accruing
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The amendment was designed specifically to prevent any one person from accumulating unchecked executive power — a guardrail the founders themselves failed to install.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to accumulating draft capital for 2027, this question will have to be part of their war room conversations.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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As their most ambitious composer, Wise set his sights on the console’s SPC700 sound chip, maximizing its potential by conceiving an inventive, maddeningly strenuous composition process.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Packing cubes also made the cut, obviously, because maximizing suitcase space is a personality trait at this point.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Conservationists-in-the-making can join hands-on efforts like removing poacher snares, clearing invasive plants, or collecting data on endangered species.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Florida’s computer infrastructure for collecting and verifying information and determining eligibility is more than 30 years old and is being replaced.—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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