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
In the first 20 years of Dolan’s tenure, the Knicks had the worst cumulative winning percentage of any team in the NBA yet led Forbes’ ranking as the most valuable franchise 16 times.
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Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
By contrast, with cumulative data in hand, health officials can tailor their policies to respond effectively.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 29 May 2026
Existing California law limits local sales taxes to a cumulative rate of 2%.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Over the last three years, the team posted a cumulative record of 50-196.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
By contrast, with cumulative data in hand, health officials can tailor their policies to respond effectively.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 29 May 2026
Existing California law limits local sales taxes to a cumulative rate of 2%.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Over the last three years, the team posted a cumulative record of 50-196.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 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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Everything is meant to achieve incremental progress.—
Brian Solis,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The series is designed to emphasize incremental growth rather than instant capability, framing robotics as a system that evolves through interaction and experience.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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While Downdetector initially showed widespread reports, trends suggested a gradual recovery before Apple declared the issue fully resolved.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Also a recovery in oil and gas production would likely also be gradual rather than immediate.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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