- past tense form of accumulate.
- past participle of accumulate.
accumulated
Example Sentences
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This meant vintage Levi’s, worn tees, thrift-store knits, “pieces that feel inherited or accumulated over time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of subtracting spending from income, it adds up what households did with their money or how much households accumulated in assets net of new borrowing.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Lower down the wealth ladder, the top 10% have seen $34.3 trillion in new wealth since 2020—as much as the group accumulated in the nine-and-a-half years prior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The Alma Research Center says Israel's military assessment is that Hezbollah has dozens of trained drone operators and that it has accumulated a significant stockpile of the small, cheaply-made drones, which cost around $300-$400 each.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Most scholars now accept that the content of the Library was nothing more than what was accumulated on all the bookshelves in the Museum.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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