stacks (up)

present tense third-person singular of stack (up)
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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  • Marketing will lean harder on sleep framing as DAZZEON-style data accumulates.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Aging occurs not merely because damage accumulates but because these protective systems themselves become less effective over time.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Stacks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacks%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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