accumulate
Example Sentences
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However, concerns remain because TFA continues to accumulate and may be extremely difficult to remove once it enters the environment.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Her sentences are somewhat flat in tone, but the excitement comes from the acuity in her observations, which accumulate over pages to assemble a full, clear picture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The Ballon d'Or that had been handed to him in 2009 became a near-permanent fixture - he won it in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 as well, and would eventually accumulate eight.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
We are encouraged to think that our body parts simply wear out—that they accumulate damage through our lifetimes, and that this damage is what we call aging.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Each winter she would accumulate more of the poison in her body tissues.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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