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 The number of creations, the gorgeous gemstones, and the accumulative effect of seeing all gathered in physical reality in front of my eyes – decades and decades of dedicated work and love, lined up, was rather overwhelming. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for accumulative
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  • The Bigger Picture of a Fall Checklist These steps represent cumulative savings, resilience against volatile energy prices, and measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • If opportunity costs, lost business generations, psychological trauma, and social capital are added, the cumulative figure could easily exceed $3 trillion.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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