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accumulate
verb as in gather or amass something
Strongest matches
accrue, acquire, add to, assemble, collect, compile, concentrate, expand, gain, grow, hoard, increase, pile up, rack up, swell
Strong matches
agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, cache, collocate, cumulate, gather, heap, incorporate, lump, mass, pile, procure, profit, stockpile, store, unite
Weak matches
bring together, clean up, draw together, heap together, load up, make a bundle, make a killing, roll up, round up, scare up, stack up, store up
Example Sentences
Avoiding naps helps "accumulate sufficient sleep drive" for the night, aiding in falling and staying asleep.
“We focus so much on the San Andreas, but we have this whole suite of active faults that are accumulating strain.”
Research demonstrating the negative health impacts of messing too much with our bodies' ingrained expectations about light and darkness has accumulated over decades.
Undoing any particular injustice along the way appeared difficult or impossible, and allowing them to accumulate ultimately contributed to an unequal and increasingly unsustainable status quo.
These limitations impose rigid restrictions on the amount of cash and assets aid recipients can accumulate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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