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as in collection
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking
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as in accumulating
the act or process of becoming greater in number
the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking
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Recent Examples of accumulation
For him, the historical fact of the introduction of Ghana’s railway lines underscores the original resource accumulation that served European needs during the early stages of Ghanaian independence.
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Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
After Willa’s bedroom was built onto the small house, the cottage was dressed to show the accumulation of the years the father and daughter had lived there.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Telasco Segovia returned to the active roster after serving a suspension for yellow card accumulation.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Inspectors found heavy dust and debris accumulation on the surround fan and on the shelving above the prep table.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
After Willa’s bedroom was built onto the small house, the cottage was dressed to show the accumulation of the years the father and daughter had lived there.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Telasco Segovia returned to the active roster after serving a suspension for yellow card accumulation.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Inspectors found heavy dust and debris accumulation on the surround fan and on the shelving above the prep table.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulation
Noun
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Go find your asterisk collection and spray it in our direction.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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These were second only to the charming spring 2026 collection that, in sync with the theme, hinged on slipdresses with lace inlays, airy blouses and pants with delicate embellishments, crochet separates and lingerie pieces.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No other metal is said to be more effective than palladium for separating hydrogen from gas mixtures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stir your fruit and/or veggies around in the mixture to loosen up leftover dirt and impurities.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Could only participate, if surreptitiously, in this long-overdue cumulation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then began the process of trimming the pile down to a fraction of its size.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jason Wu stretched himself to a new place with a highly creative collection inspired by Robert Rauschenberg, utilizing collage and assemblage for innovative constructions.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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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
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This is because similar, dramatic shifts in accretion rate have previously been observed in young stars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Accumulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulation. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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