1
as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
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2
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in to gather
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulate
Some are like relics from a far away time or place in your life, collecting notifications like the dust accumulating in the corner of your childhood bedroom.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Heavy snow forecast for Colorado’s mountains on Monday will make travel difficult, with more than a foot of fresh snowfall expected to accumulate by the storm’s end, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said the US is losing credibility as a global power willing to fight to defend its interests while China accumulates wealth and influence, fundamentally reshaping how the rest of the world views the two nations.
—David Westin, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Ditto for the top-five rule, and add in this one: What if some future Sam Presti out there accumulates four picks in the same lottery but has picked in the top five in the two previous drafts?
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Heavy snow forecast for Colorado’s mountains on Monday will make travel difficult, with more than a foot of fresh snowfall expected to accumulate by the storm’s end, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said the US is losing credibility as a global power willing to fight to defend its interests while China accumulates wealth and influence, fundamentally reshaping how the rest of the world views the two nations.
—David Westin, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Ditto for the top-five rule, and add in this one: What if some future Sam Presti out there accumulates four picks in the same lottery but has picked in the top five in the two previous drafts?
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulate
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Then gradually increase their time in the sun over the next week.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The formula’s retinol, ginger, and citrus increase the production of both collagen and elastin and improve circulation, thus reducing puffiness and dark circles.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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That saving gets split roughly three ways among Cibus, the seed company and the farmer, and Cibus collects $20 to $30 per acre in royalties.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The crew’s mission is to track down three high-value bounties and collect cargo along the way.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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As tensions rise between the United States and China over trade, technology, Taiwan and military influence, the relationship between the world’s two largest economies is increasingly shaping global politics and national security debates.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2026
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The national debt has surpassed the GDP, Social Security and Medicare face looming financial crises, inflation is rising, families are struggling — and yet Congress does nothing.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The country has spent two decades building museums, commissioning public art, and assembling blue-chip collections.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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As per Bull, the system is based on a modular design, with the supercomputer pre-assembled in containers before being shipped to Airbus’s sites.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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As Puck reported in March, L Catterton had been on the hunt for an investor, hoping to clear about $90 million of debt Everlane had amassed.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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The Cockroach Janta Party, its name a satirical riff on the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, has amassed more than 19 million Instagram followers in less than a week, almost double the government’s audience.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Flash flooding, storm surge, wildfires and intensifying hurricanes are not partisan inventions — they are documented, measurable and accelerating.—
Anna V. Eskamani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Yang, who serves as BYD Group senior vice president and heads the Automotive New Technology Research Institute, said the automaker accelerated the rollout of intelligent driving systems at the beginning of 2025.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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Jacob Ashworth, the company’s artistic director, has removed the original’s choral scenes, concentrated the action, and cut down the cast to just the five principal roles.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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To be sure, Oppenheimer said the market rally on the back of these sectors is highly concentrated, with telecommunication, media and technology accounts for 85% of the S & P 500 ’s return this year.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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