conglomerative

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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  • All told, Thibodeau brought his Knicks squads to a cumulative 226-174 overall regular season record and a 24-23 playoff record during his five years at the helm of the franchise.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The $38 trillion figure refers to gross national debt—the cumulative total of all federal borrowing, including debt held by government accounts and the public.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Conglomerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerative. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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