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
Byron Townsend received the most votes, accruing 1305 votes.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Penalties and interest begin accruing immediately The IRS charges two separate penalties for unpaid taxes.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
But other cardiologists with no commercial stake in the technology are also captivated by the concept of using gene editing to deliver a one-time therapy to prevent people from accruing damaging levels of blood lipids.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Any balance that isn’t paid off by the due date can begin accruing interest immediately after the grace period ends.
—Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Intelligence is now becoming abundant, and the value created from it is accruing more quickly to capital than to labor.
—Ravi Kumar S, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Interest resumed accruing for those borrowers in August.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Their families have been buried under a mountain of unpaid bills, debt and accruing fees that have resulted from missing two full paychecks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, Maduro enjoyed an opulent life as Venezuela's president, living in the neoclassical palace in Caracas and accruing a net worth reportedly in the millions.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Penalties and interest begin accruing immediately The IRS charges two separate penalties for unpaid taxes.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
But other cardiologists with no commercial stake in the technology are also captivated by the concept of using gene editing to deliver a one-time therapy to prevent people from accruing damaging levels of blood lipids.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Any balance that isn’t paid off by the due date can begin accruing interest immediately after the grace period ends.
—Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Intelligence is now becoming abundant, and the value created from it is accruing more quickly to capital than to labor.
—Ravi Kumar S, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Interest resumed accruing for those borrowers in August.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Their families have been buried under a mountain of unpaid bills, debt and accruing fees that have resulted from missing two full paychecks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, Maduro enjoyed an opulent life as Venezuela's president, living in the neoclassical palace in Caracas and accruing a net worth reportedly in the millions.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accruing
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Another system arriving Friday evening and lasting into Saturday will bring accumulating snow, mainly west and northwest of the metro.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The stem side should face upward to prevent moisture from accumulating in the florets.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Go Overboard Minimalism is always a good option, but maximizing your space is often the right choice, especially for those who want to go big and bold.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bomb squad has rendered the explosive devices safe and remains on scene collecting evidence.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The concept revolves around a massive orbital infrastructure capable of collecting solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth via tightly focused microwave beams.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Accruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accruing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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