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
Over the past year, spending has been uneven by income bracket, with the poorest Americans buckling under the weight of rising debt, a slowing labor market and cumulative inflation over the past several years.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The company expects sales to grow by between 7% and 9% in 2026, with guidance for cumulative free cash flow between 2026 and 2028 in excess of £6 billion.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The biggest risk isn't an immediate shutdown of services, but cumulative strain if the funding lapse stretches on.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The company expects sales to grow by between 7% and 9% in 2026, with guidance for cumulative free cash flow between 2026 and 2028 in excess of £6 billion.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The biggest risk isn't an immediate shutdown of services, but cumulative strain if the funding lapse stretches on.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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Szalay is an accumulative writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Imagine further that any patriot in the country is able to tap into this computer at will in order to reap the benefit of all accumulative knowledge and wisdom of the leaders.—
Michelle Lynn Kahn,
The Conversation,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Every tiny improvement in your life is additive.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Pfizer on Tuesday said early data showed that the two drugs together caused an additive weight loss of 5% when compared to placebo at day 8.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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And besides, a market that roared higher by 40% in less than seven months after the initial tariff shock last April is not one that should gain much fresh energy from incremental softening of tariff impacts at this point.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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In sleep medicine, incremental gains are significant.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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For consumers, that makes the likely shift in car lots more gradual, with more trucks and SUVs, stronger hybrid emphasis, and a potentially slower EV ramp-up as automakers take time to recalibrate.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Here, her thriving rose collection has been a project years in the making—the product of a small, gradual endeavor that soared to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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