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
Therein lies the trick of this novel, its slow magic wrought through small, accumulative moments.
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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
The past 50 years of market data show that the average one-year S&P 500 index return after the above-average peak inflation is 17% and the average three-year S&P 500 index accumulative return after the above-average peak inflation is 46%.
—Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
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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
The past 50 years of market data show that the average one-year S&P 500 index return after the above-average peak inflation is 17% and the average three-year S&P 500 index accumulative return after the above-average peak inflation is 46%.
—Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
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In all, Chatterton’s teams have produced a cumulative record of 501-237, a .679 winning percentage.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Those gains are not reflected in the $3 billion in cumulative earnings tied to Jordan’s celebrity and playing salary.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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