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
Marzullo was the clear runner-up in early returns, accruing just under one-third of the vote in early returns.
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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
Their loans have been accruing interest since August.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 27 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
So many of Vitello’s qualities have been on display during his whirlwind, frequent-flier accruing offseason after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey leapt with both feet out of the box while selecting the team’s next manager.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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
Their loans have been accruing interest since August.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 27 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
So many of Vitello’s qualities have been on display during his whirlwind, frequent-flier accruing offseason after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey leapt with both feet out of the box while selecting the team’s next manager.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accruing
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More fundamentally, housing is treated as a vehicle for accumulating wealth.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Any accumulating snow brought by the weather system will be in northern New England.—
Kathryn Prociv,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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The trick to maximizing your fiber intake is to eat your apples with the skin on.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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The slow burn of the deal underscores the effort that WBD and its board have been putting into maximizing the price that its shareholders get, though the future of the entertainment business may be at stake as well.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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Vonblum said the city is aiming to strike a better balance between providing developer incentives and collecting enough from developers to cover the community needs created by new housing.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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After Renee Good's killing, Smitten Kitten began collecting basic needs donations and were overwhelmed by the support from those who donated.—
Marielle Mohs,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Accruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accruing. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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