as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here
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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,
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But the unpaid bills kept accumulating, and no new accounts were made.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Climbers began gathering in April at the base camp, which is at an altitude of 17,340 feet.—
Pasang Rinzee Sherpa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Among the military hardware was an Iranian Air Force RC-130, a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 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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“Stacking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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