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
Making this part of your morning routine now means your skin gets the cumulative benefit of daily antioxidant support over the years ahead.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The contract includes options that could take its cumulative value to $930 million.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
There is a four ticket per ceremony limit for the opening and closing ceremony that count toward the 12-ticket maximum, which is cumulative across all LA28 presales and ticket drops.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Live Nation forecasts an internal rate of return above 20% for these venues, adding a cumulative $600 million in AOI.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The contract includes options that could take its cumulative value to $930 million.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
There is a four ticket per ceremony limit for the opening and closing ceremony that count toward the 12-ticket maximum, which is cumulative across all LA28 presales and ticket drops.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Live Nation forecasts an internal rate of return above 20% for these venues, adding a cumulative $600 million in AOI.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Apr. 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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Maxine used both additive and subtractive painting processes to build textured canvases.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ajay Mitchell, who hardly played a role in last year’s title run, is an additive stabilizer and necessary creator away from SGA.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Earlier versions of direct carbon fuel cells struggled with limited power density and short operational lifespans, issues that the latest design aims to overcome through incremental engineering improvements.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Brian Vicente, partner at Vicente LLP, is optimistic that this week’s rescheduling is an incremental movement toward de-scheduling and maybe even legalizing marijuana altogether.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The effect appeared gradual and cumulative over time.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026
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The rollout is expected to mark a gradual transition from testing environments to real-world deployment of fully unmanned driving systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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