accumulate
verb
ac·cu·mu·late
ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt 
accumulated; accumulating
: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
accumulate a fortune
: to increase gradually in quantity or number
snow accumulating to a depth of several feet
Synonyms
Examples of accumulate in a Sentence
Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.
the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
Recent Examples on the Web
Water had accumulated inside the refrigerator and frozen chicken was stored outside on the ground.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
In 32 seasons as a college coach, Calipari has a 855-261 on-court record accumulated from his time at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.
—Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Many cells have accumulated too much damage to take, which necessitates an enormous number of experiments to grow a single animal.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, as scientists rapidly accumulate more and more historical genome sequences, keep the quirky behavior of human genealogies in mind when interpreting a DNA match.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Across her career, Bey has now accumulated 23 U.K. top 10 singles.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Likewise, oxygen was considered a biosignature gas until the 2010s, when researchers including Victoria Meadows at the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory began to find ways that rocky planets could accumulate oxygen without a biosphere.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024
But the influence being accumulated by LIUNA has not gone unnoticed by volunteer activists like Richard Ram, president of the San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action, a community group chartered by the county Democratic Party.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Incorporate it into your nighttime routine to remove any buildup accumulated during the day.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
In 32 seasons as a college coach, Calipari has a 855-261 on-court record accumulated from his time at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.
—Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Many cells have accumulated too much damage to take, which necessitates an enormous number of experiments to grow a single animal.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, as scientists rapidly accumulate more and more historical genome sequences, keep the quirky behavior of human genealogies in mind when interpreting a DNA match.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Across her career, Bey has now accumulated 23 U.K. top 10 singles.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Likewise, oxygen was considered a biosignature gas until the 2010s, when researchers including Victoria Meadows at the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory began to find ways that rocky planets could accumulate oxygen without a biosphere.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024
But the influence being accumulated by LIUNA has not gone unnoticed by volunteer activists like Richard Ram, president of the San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action, a community group chartered by the county Democratic Party.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Incorporate it into your nighttime routine to remove any buildup accumulated during the day.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
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accumulate
verb
ac·cu·mu·late
ə-ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt
accumulated; accumulating
1
: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
accumulate a fortune
2
: to increase in quantity, number, or amount
rubbish accumulates quickly
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