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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulative
cumulative
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But simply stringing a bunch of them together and hoping a cumulative nightmare logic will sell a social-thriller concept that hasn’t been thought through doesn’t quite cut it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Over the first eight months of 2025, the Bay Area shed 21,600 jobs, while gains in other parts of the state left California with a cumulative loss of only 21,200 jobs, according to this news organization’s analysis of official reports.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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