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accumulative

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] / əˈkju mjəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
increasing by additions
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As for questions about her age, she said, "I have accumulative youth."

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

There’s something about AI being this accumulative source that is like what genre is based on — moves we make to move forward based on looking back at how structures and language are built.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

"Additionally, our study revealed that multiyear La Niña are distinguished from single-year La Niña by a conspicuous onset rate, which foretells its accumulative intensity and climate impacts."

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2023

She said it was an 11.5% increase in April, and an "accumulative increase" of more than 30% since 2018.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2023

In this accumulative manner the Worshipful Company soon became possessed of a glittering store of "salts," gilt bowls, college pots, snuffers, cups, and flagons.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury




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