as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026 -
But the unpaid bills kept accumulating, and no new accounts were made.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Her campaign involved gathering more than a million signatures; many were collected by Obama Foundation alumni.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Under Piggy and Ralph, the boys start off by building shelters, creating a signal fire, and gathering food and water.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Amid the uncertainty, Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett said retailers have been cautious about building up inventories.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Long is in the process of building up to full fitness following his return from Achilles surgery.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Piling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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