accumulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of accumulate
1
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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2
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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3
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 So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research. — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 Who knows where value is created, where delay enters, where risk accumulates, where customer experience breaks, where human judgment improves the outcome, and where human involvement simply reflects legacy process design? — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 This dust accumulates in the corners, lurks under the sofa, and rains down on your lampshades. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Snow accumulates during the winter and melts gradually through the spring and early summer, feeding rivers, reservoirs and streams over several months. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Minnesota now gets to pair Anthony Edwards and Ball in the backcourt, while Charlotte gets tougher and also accumulates a haul of draft considerations. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulates
  1. increases
  2. collects
  3. gathers
  4. rises
  5. assembles
  6. concentrates
  7. accelerates
  8. amasses
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  • Near Streets In urban environments, planting along high-traffic streets increases the concentrations of pollutants from car exhaust that can contaminate the fruit.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Having the flexibility to work part time or adjust hours is one factor that almost certainly increases the share of women in the labor force in Nordic countries.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of increases
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  • If your shop collects customer data online, cyber liability insurance could be a smart move to guard against cyber attacks, data breaches and other situations where you could be held liable for exposing information.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • First established in 2018 to start building up money for the county’s SMART Plan to extend rail countywide, the reserve collects property taxes from properties close to Miami-Dade’s mass-transit lines.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of collects
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  • Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • When her best friend’s family suddenly flees under suspicious circumstances, taking her away with them, 10-year-old Lucía gathers her gang to launch a plan inspired by their favorite superheroes.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of gathers
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  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The bare, symmetrical peak rises impassively over the entire landscape.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
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  • When figuring out what agents to potentially build, Bozeman assembles cross-functional teams consisting of engineers, operational domain experts, and people from business departments like finance and legal.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of assembles
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  • Pinot Noir and Riesling snobs may prefer to hop across the lake to von Mandl’s winery that concentrates solelyon those grapes—Martin’s Lane.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • What survived is a tax that raises little, exempts anyone with a bank account, and concentrates its burden on the sliver of senders least able to route around it.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of concentrates
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  • In her eighth novel, Davidson wraps a family drama with workplace intrigue in a plot that starts on a high note, then accelerates from there.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The new capital will help accelerates the development, sampling, testing and validation of the quantum pigment technology across real-world materials and product applications.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
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  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
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