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 accumulative effects of a whole comprised of many different foods with artificial dyes, consumed over a lifetime, is even harder to assess.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
The heat is accumulative but not terribly aggressive in spice, and the bits of water chestnut offer freshness and crunch.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
The heat is accumulative but not terribly aggressive in spice, and the bits of water chestnut offer freshness and crunch.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulative
cumulative
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The Secret Agent and Pillion each picked up an additional point, raising their cumulative box-office value to over $4 million and $3 million, respectively.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 1998 storyline can be precise and procedural and investigative, while the present day storyline is emotionally messy and cumulative.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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