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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3
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
As the foreclosures accumulated in Maine in recent months, the USDA website published an advisory directing struggling Maine borrowers to call the St. Louis office for help.
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ProPublica, 20 July 2025
The viral video, which has accumulated nearly 90 million views on TikTok, shows a man and woman cuddling before quickly pulling away and hiding their faces during a Kiss Cam segment at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
With aging and menopause, more fat accumulates on the abdomen.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
New genetic research underscores how similar the accumulating damage is in dogs and people.
—Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
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ProPublica, 20 July 2025
The viral video, which has accumulated nearly 90 million views on TikTok, shows a man and woman cuddling before quickly pulling away and hiding their faces during a Kiss Cam segment at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
With aging and menopause, more fat accumulates on the abdomen.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
New genetic research underscores how similar the accumulating damage is in dogs and people.
—Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulate
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Reportedly, the cost of this renovation has surged significantly over the past few years, with the budget increasing from $1.9 billion in 2023 to $2.5 billion by 2025.—
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CNBC,
25 July 2025
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Simply put, the world number one golfer just doesn’t seem to be slowing down, collecting yet another major and doing what any father would want in those happiest of moments.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The microphones recorded audio from dusk to dawn, day after day, week after week, collecting thousands of hours of audio during the frog's winter mating season.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
19 July 2025
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To find out, McCleery and his colleague Chris Dutton gathered 40 toy rabbits and replaced their stuffing with electrical components that run on solar power.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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And how about we get rid of most of the government enumerators, who gather data for the Census Bureau?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Sales rose 7% in the second quarter compared with Q2 2024 and 12% in 2025’s first half.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization rose 10% to $398 million, primarily due to cost-cutting efforts.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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For Palmer, then, the Renaissance is not so much a golden age as a glittering illusion—assembled, reassembled, and ultimately undone by the longings of those who came after.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Other proceeds will benefit the future Saga Museum of Star Wars memorabilia, assembled by collectors Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, Duncan Jenkins, and Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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Of that portion, MSC’s port operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) would amass a 51-percent stake in the global ports’ assets, with a BlackRock entity controlling the remaining 49 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 July 2025
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Once neighbors had amassed a pile of larger items, one of the camp's earliest residents, a sinewy man in his 50s named Tom Rock, walked over and began helping to lift them into the dumpster.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Our graduates will now re-enter the market faster, prepared to hit the ground running and accelerate their careers.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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Starvation Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Jim Crow laws that enforced separation of the races in the South, including in Texas, led to a move to concentrate African Americans, and therefore amenities such as schools, into Central East Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Ryan added that the effects of the hunger crisis are also now being seen among humanitarian workers who have been in Gaza for the past two years and now have little energy and are struggling to concentrate.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 July 2025
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“Accumulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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