as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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Night after night, that disrupted rest accumulates.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Anytime power accumulates without accountability — regardless of who holds it — it is abused.—
Rachel O'Leary Carmona,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Piles (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piles%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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