as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the accumulative effect of all her worries was to seriously undermine her health
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Recent Examples of accumulative
According to the latest available data from the FTC, more than 46,000 people in the U.S. reported losing an accumulative $1 billion to crypto scams between January 2021 and June 2022.
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Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Therein lies the trick of this novel, its slow magic wrought through small, accumulative moments.
—Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times, 4 June 2023
There is not an accumulative effect here.
—Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
In fact, the accumulative effect can be profound.
—Arne Van Damme, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
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Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Therein lies the trick of this novel, its slow magic wrought through small, accumulative moments.
—Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times, 4 June 2023
There is not an accumulative effect here.
—Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
In fact, the accumulative effect can be profound.
—Arne Van Damme, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulative
cumulative
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Inflows were valued at $7.6 billion, which in turn drove cumulative assets under management (AUMs) to $382.8 billion an all-time peak.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The team has the worst cumulative point differential through 18 games in the history of the WNBA at -320, significantly worse than the 2011 Tulsa Shock team that started with a -260 differential and went on to set a league record with 20 consecutive losses.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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