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 2011, on his third mission, Mike Fincke set a new record for cumulative time in space by an American astronaut — 381 days.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
So, while the individual impact is small, the cumulative cost is likely to be considerable.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Exposure to loud sound − which can be sudden, prolonged or cumulative − is the leading cause of tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the past 40 years, righties had a better cumulative ERA 20 times, and lefties 20 times, never separated by more than two-tenths of a run.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
So, while the individual impact is small, the cumulative cost is likely to be considerable.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Exposure to loud sound − which can be sudden, prolonged or cumulative − is the leading cause of tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the past 40 years, righties had a better cumulative ERA 20 times, and lefties 20 times, never separated by more than two-tenths of a run.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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Overall, the accumulative impact of cost pressures represents a 20% to 25% increase over the agency’s current long-range financial plan.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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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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Unrivaled leaders have maintained the league is designed as an additive offseason solution for the best WNBA players who don’t want to go overseas to supplement their income.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This additive hardens instantly when the battery is struck, keeping the electrodes from touching if the battery is dropped or damaged.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Together, French Gates and Dugan are betting that progress in women’s health, long treated as incremental, can finally be pursued with urgency.—
Moira Forbes,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Success for Apple would depend on whether consumers will accept higher prices for incremental improvements while Apple develops its next generation of software capabilities.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Talks are focusing on unwinding that whole cut in gradual monthly increments and the group has reached an agreement in principle to raise output by at least 135,000 bpd from October, two sources said.—
Robert Ilich,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone 17 Apple's vanilla one-size-fits-most iPhone is always the centerpiece of the lineup, and this year's iteration is expected to bring the typical batch of gradual iterative upgrades.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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