1
as in increased
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 collected
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in amassed
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulated
Software-defined The Neue Klasse is a clean-sheet design, and BMW has used this as an opportunity to clear out the legacy cruft that has accumulated over the years.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
By the end, Sabalenka had accumulated more than twice as many winners as Pegula, 43-21.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
One thing the Pride didn’t do was match the pace of the 2018 North Carolina Courage, who accumulated 57 points in two fewer games.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
With a far greater sensitivity compared to Compton, as well as superior energy resolution, Fermi simply accumulated data of gamma-rays from the Moon over very long periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Thanks to a perfect storm of economic luck, such as affordable home prices and steady wages, boomers have accumulated a collective net worth of $82 trillion— more than double that of Gen X ($42 trillion) and four times that of millennials ($16 trillion), according to data from Investopedia.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
But OpenAI has now accumulated hundreds of billions of user interactions; many of them opt in.
—Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those include brain chemistry and genetics that increase the likelihood that, with enough risk factors accumulated, someone will develop the disorder.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in her filings, Omar listed $15,001-$50,000 in student debt accumulated beginning in October 2005 and $15,001 to $50,000 in credit card debt.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
By the end, Sabalenka had accumulated more than twice as many winners as Pegula, 43-21.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
One thing the Pride didn’t do was match the pace of the 2018 North Carolina Courage, who accumulated 57 points in two fewer games.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
With a far greater sensitivity compared to Compton, as well as superior energy resolution, Fermi simply accumulated data of gamma-rays from the Moon over very long periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Thanks to a perfect storm of economic luck, such as affordable home prices and steady wages, boomers have accumulated a collective net worth of $82 trillion— more than double that of Gen X ($42 trillion) and four times that of millennials ($16 trillion), according to data from Investopedia.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
But OpenAI has now accumulated hundreds of billions of user interactions; many of them opt in.
—Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those include brain chemistry and genetics that increase the likelihood that, with enough risk factors accumulated, someone will develop the disorder.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in her filings, Omar listed $15,001-$50,000 in student debt accumulated beginning in October 2005 and $15,001 to $50,000 in credit card debt.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulated
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That Carroll took such umbrage only increased Harbaugh’s smile, making for a better story.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of timepiece brands increased their prices, too, in response to those initial tariff figures back in April, according to Hodinkee.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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After testing, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allege the gun matched shell casings collected during their investigation.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Palmer said the federal benefits collected will be returned to the federal government.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins offense amassed just a total of 211 yards in a catastrophic 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the viral Office Depot video, which has amassed over four million views as of Saturday morning, a customer asks to print a poster of Kirk for a vigil honoring him on Friday evening.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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The independent brand picked up momentum in secondary channels in May, when turnover rose to 36 percent and accelerated further in June, peaking at 43 percent.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition, Borenstein has accelerated the brand’s progress toward its sustainability commitments, including climate-positive by 2025 and a new commitment to be fully circular by 2030.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The documentary is built around the chat with Sheen — which gives the impression of stretching across many days, based on lighting choices — but Renzi has assembled an impressive assortment of key figures from Sheen’s lives.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The data set was assembled by an independent AI developer named Shawn Presser, who wanted to give the open-source-AI community high-quality training data to compete with the big AI companies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Young adults like all those who gathered to see Kirk on that sunny day.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Red Sox offense was so quiet that in the bottom of the second, a large flock of birds gathered in a sunlit patch of center field grass at the edge of the warning track and remained there undisturbed for several minutes.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite a curfew announced by authorities, anger erupted as the death toll rose.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Vitra Fire Station’s sharp, angular concrete planes garnered international acclaim for Hadid, putting her name and architectural style on the global map.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Capitalizing on the attention track received during the Paris Games, Athlos’ event last year garnered 3 million viewers across YouTube, ESPN+, ESPN2, DAZN and X/Twitter.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accumulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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