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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Leavitt and Ballas have received immunity from the relay round, plus two bonus points, for having the top scores in the individual dance round last week and for their cumulative judges' totals all season.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an address to BBC staff on Monday, Davie suggested that his decision was as much to do with the cumulative pressure of five years in the top job as the handling of the Prescott memo itself.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Accumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulative. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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