- present tense form of accumulate (3rd person singular).
accumulates
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On Wednesday the Federal Reserve said it was leaving rates unchanged while new information accumulates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
By revealing how fresh magma accumulates beneath a volcano responsible for one of Earth's most extraordinary eruptions, the research brings scientists closer to understanding the processes that eventually make such colossal events possible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
They also offer no treatment for primary tauopathies, conditions in which tau accumulates without the presence of amyloid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
NPH is a brain disorder in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricles, according to the Alzheimer’s Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Many of the textbook examples become intelligible when the little words are restored: The horse which was raced past the barn fell; Fat which people eat accumulates.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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