as in accumulation
the act or process of becoming greater in number
the accumulating of newspapers in the basement over the years is really getting out of hand
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as in increasing
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 collecting
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in amassing
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulating
Alex Lehnert,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Qualification runs through June 2028, with athletes accumulating points across World Skate World Cups and World Championships in the initial phase before the field is narrowed for the final Olympic Q-Series from April to June 2028.
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Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
So the area had likely been accumulating stress for more than two centuries.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
According to Agility, Digit robots have been deployed across nine customer facilities, accumulating more than 65,000 hours of operation.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Shortly after Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz to foreign tankers, local energy producers ran out of places to store the accumulating oil and gas.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The San Jose Sharks are quickly rising, as this is a team that, through both ingenuity and good fortune, is accumulating talent at a dizzying, intimidating clip.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Water can travel quite a distance before accumulating at a low point and permeating the surface below.
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Helen Andriatsitohaina,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
Falling snow levels Falling snow levels from Saturday night, June 27, through Sunday, June 28, will bring the opportunity for accumulating snow to the mountains.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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While snow totals remain uncertain, this storm is forecast to bring colder air and has a better chance of bringing more widespread and meaningful accumulating snow, particularly in the mountains and higher elevations.
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Alex Lehnert,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Fans like Fred blur the boundary between insider and outsider, accumulating subcultural knowledge over time, but without having the roots of a local.
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Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Qualification runs through June 2028, with athletes accumulating points across World Skate World Cups and World Championships in the initial phase before the field is narrowed for the final Olympic Q-Series from April to June 2028.
—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
So the area had likely been accumulating stress for more than two centuries.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
According to Agility, Digit robots have been deployed across nine customer facilities, accumulating more than 65,000 hours of operation.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Shortly after Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz to foreign tankers, local energy producers ran out of places to store the accumulating oil and gas.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The San Jose Sharks are quickly rising, as this is a team that, through both ingenuity and good fortune, is accumulating talent at a dizzying, intimidating clip.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Water can travel quite a distance before accumulating at a low point and permeating the surface below.
—
Helen Andriatsitohaina,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
Falling snow levels Falling snow levels from Saturday night, June 27, through Sunday, June 28, will bring the opportunity for accumulating snow to the mountains.
—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulating
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Consistency is the accumulation of decisions, habits, and behaviors repeated over a long duration of time.
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Heavy wind can catch a sail and potentially pull it off the fixture or tear it; too much rain or snow accumulation can also pull it down and rip it.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
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Police released multiple images of the bust, showing the drugs concealed in large containers as well as officers collecting evidence and detaining a suspect.
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Third, amassing 46,000-plus five-star ratings is astounding, especially when many extol how long the ILNP nail polishes last.
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Students went on to found the Club America chapter, which quickly became one of the most popular groups at the school, amassing forty or fifty members.
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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Economists have warned the increase in tax revenue is temporary and note persistent gaps between spending and revenue.
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Not surprisingly, the number keeps rising.
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Enter Maddie’s Secret, Early’s directorial debut, which follows a chef at GourMaybe Test Kitchen whose rising place in the food-influencer world clashes with her lifelong struggle with bulimia.
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Once that hurdle is cleared, Vertical Aerospace will begin assembling its first pre-production aircraft.
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Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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