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
Its return wrapped up her second stint aboard the station and a cumulative 350 days on orbit, which also featured two spacewalks totaling almost 19 hours.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
For example, the tariff on vehicles made in both countries is 25%, substantially lower than the cumulative 125% rate for Chinese EVs, but still a cost contributor.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Estimates supporting the design of Basel III put cumulative output losses far higher — between 20 and 60 percent of GDP.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Each cream was tested by women between the ages of 40 and 55 and used nightly for a minimum of four weeks, giving testers enough time to assess immediate hydration and cumulative benefits.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
For example, the tariff on vehicles made in both countries is 25%, substantially lower than the cumulative 125% rate for Chinese EVs, but still a cost contributor.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Estimates supporting the design of Basel III put cumulative output losses far higher — between 20 and 60 percent of GDP.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Each cream was tested by women between the ages of 40 and 55 and used nightly for a minimum of four weeks, giving testers enough time to assess immediate hydration and cumulative benefits.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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The accumulative stress in that area.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Szalay is an accumulative writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Anthropic joint venture is framed in its announcement as a way to expand the supply of skilled implementation partners, and Anthropic is careful to call it additive to its existing integrator relationships rather than a replacement for them.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Both executives were unmistakably coordinated on the additive nature of this deal, in KPMG’s view.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Internal combustion engineers spent decades celebrating incremental improvements.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Raman argues the current administration’s approach to homelessness — including the mayor’s flagship Inside Safe program — is too costly and incremental, and has called for broader structural changes to address housing affordability, homelessness and city services.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Extensive design iterations, airworthiness certification, and manufacturing validation requirements make the path to mass production longer and more complex, resulting in a gradual ramp-up in deliveries.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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All spring long, Venus and Jupiter have been playing a gradual version of celestial chicken, driving toward each other.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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