as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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Indeed, like his counterparts, Solomon isn’t necessarily worried about the value of the debt America has accumulated, but rather its debt-to-GDP ratio.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Cochrane, who also had an interception from his linebacker position in the game, has accumulated three special teams flags this season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Piled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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