as in accumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year
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Recent Examples of cumulative
The tour also reported a cumulative global linear and streaming audience of 988 million viewers across all of its media partners.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
This includes looking at the cumulative and mixture effects of chemicals in the food supply and revising a regulatory pathway that allows companies to self-declare whether a food additive is safe.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
In fact, the average cumulative age attached to each of those goals is 31 years, 83 days — well above the league average from the regular season.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Taken together, the essays celebrate the cumulative experiences of being alive, and, from the wise distance of Chee’s 50s, argue that detours and even missteps only make life richer.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
This includes looking at the cumulative and mixture effects of chemicals in the food supply and revising a regulatory pathway that allows companies to self-declare whether a food additive is safe.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
In fact, the average cumulative age attached to each of those goals is 31 years, 83 days — well above the league average from the regular season.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Taken together, the essays celebrate the cumulative experiences of being alive, and, from the wise distance of Chee’s 50s, argue that detours and even missteps only make life richer.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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The accumulative effects of a whole comprised of many different foods with artificial dyes, consumed over a lifetime, is even harder to assess.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Interactions Bitter melon might interact with the following medications: Diabetes medications: Bitter melon might lower your blood sugar, which may have additive effects on your diabetes medication, such as insulin.5 If your blood sugar is too low, your symptoms may include tremors and sweating.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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French researchers from multiple universities, including the Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team at Inserm, examined the link between additive mixtures and the onset of type 2 diabetes by analyzing the health data of more than 100,000 adults in the French NutriNet-Sante cohort.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His company offers a certification program for aviation’s environmental impact, not by promising zero emissions tomorrow, but by helping aviation stakeholders take verifiable, incremental steps today.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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It’s considered a quick, efficient way to build incremental liquidity into a business.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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While the first two brackets seemed to have an overwhelmingly positive reaction, aside from a few disgruntled fans upset that their favorite queens weren’t moving on to the next round, the third bracket shifted from genuine excitement to what could be seen as gradual fatigue.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Research from the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance, made up of heat scientists and county officials, found that a gradual increase in the number of days with lows of over 80 degrees Fahrenheit near Miami International Airport from 1939 to 2020.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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