as in accumulates
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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accumulates
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More than an inch of rain is forecast for Denver on Tuesday as snow accumulates in the mountains, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025 -
What happens behind the walls of data centers, where water is drained for cooling and carbon quietly accumulates, rarely makes headlines.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Stacks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacks%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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