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as in increases
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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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in gathers
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulates
How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
There was also an accumulation of p62, a marker protein that accumulates when autophagy is impaired.
—New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
Each piece, passed from one set of hands to another, accumulates both story and value.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Avoid spots where water accumulates.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
And in most baseline agent configurations, that data accumulates.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Not the kind of dust that accumulates in the corners of rooms, but tiny golden particles that flow from the heavens towards earth.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Cha 1107-7626 is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, which constantly falls onto the planet and accumulates during a process that astronomers call accretion.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Lead accumulates in our bones, brains, and other organs.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
There was also an accumulation of p62, a marker protein that accumulates when autophagy is impaired.
—New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
Each piece, passed from one set of hands to another, accumulates both story and value.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Avoid spots where water accumulates.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
And in most baseline agent configurations, that data accumulates.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Not the kind of dust that accumulates in the corners of rooms, but tiny golden particles that flow from the heavens towards earth.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Cha 1107-7626 is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, which constantly falls onto the planet and accumulates during a process that astronomers call accretion.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Lead accumulates in our bones, brains, and other organs.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulates
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Until the state increases those reimbursement levels or offers new incentives for participation, access to care is likely to stay uneven.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, normalizing sleep deprivation increases the risk of the signs and symptoms going unnoticed or not being taken seriously.—
Ashley Olivine,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the user grips the cup, the sticker collects microscopic traces of sweat.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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As America gathers to watch his trial, Jax must contend with an ambitious new colleague, Bill Sterling (Sikora), and co-workers questioning her worth.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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As America gathers to watch his trial, Jax must contend with an ambitious new colleague, Bill Sterling (Sikora), and coworkers questioning her worth.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The country now assembles reactors in just five to six years, twice as fast as Western nations.—
Brad Plumer,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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Those inevitable challenges could influence how Vitello assembles his coaching staff in the coming days and weeks.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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His team of 40 also concentrates on bigger and bigger deals that swell their take from the average directs transaction.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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But for the forthcoming 18th volume, Through the Open Window, 1956-1963, which concentrates on Dylan’s earliest recordings during his folk period, the baton was passed to Wilentz.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even the tamer shows are cause for concern, like Spin the Wheel, which puts quiz contestants in a large hamster wheel that accelerates with every incorrect answer, resulting in injuries or worse.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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This approach enhances the adsorption of lithium polysulfides and accelerates their redox reactions, thereby mitigating the shuttle effect and improving overall kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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