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
Who served two rotations aboard the station for a cumulative 300-plus days aloft.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Canton won the team tournament with a cumulative score of 324 (+40), while Nauset and Masconomet finished tied second with 327’s (+43).
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The company's Reality Labs division has now recorded over $70 billion in cumulative losses since late 2020, underscoring the high costs of building VR, AR and other consumer hardware.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Sewer rates will rise 6% in January 2026, 6% in 2027, 8% in 2028 and 8% in 2029 — a cumulative increase of just over 31%.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Canton won the team tournament with a cumulative score of 324 (+40), while Nauset and Masconomet finished tied second with 327’s (+43).
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The company's Reality Labs division has now recorded over $70 billion in cumulative losses since late 2020, underscoring the high costs of building VR, AR and other consumer hardware.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Sewer rates will rise 6% in January 2026, 6% in 2027, 8% in 2028 and 8% in 2029 — a cumulative increase of just over 31%.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 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
Adjective
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Slow, steady growth, coupled with additive peripheral plantings, would drive natural expansion.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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The brand does not advertise itself as being additive-free tequila in its marketing materials, something that admittedly more brands are hesitant to do because the CRT, Mexico’s tequila governing authority, has cracked down upon the practice.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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But even incremental progress would mark a break from a status quo that shields the powerful while leaving the rest behind.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is partly because many states don’t immediately enforce legislation for all children, allowing for gradual phase-in periods.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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But gradual increases are now visible.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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