as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the overabundance of historical detail has the conglomerative effect of overwhelming and boring the reader
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cumulative
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Gaza's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 586 Palestinians had been killed since the start of the ceasefire, bringing the cumulative toll to 72,037 killed since the start of Israel's offensive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026 -
China doubled down with trillions in cumulative investment to build a clean-tech manufacturing base and invest in green infrastructure.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Conglomerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerative. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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