accumulates

VERB

gather or amass something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell

STRONG

agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contract decrease diminish disperse divide forfeit lessen lose scatter separate shrink spend waste

WEAK

dissipate dwindle squander

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accumulates

Detritus accumulates like a wake behind a songwriter because songwriters are loath to continue to try to promote a piece of material that has any disappointment attached to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

As the DNA accumulates, it interacts with an RNA molecule that has been preventing the toxin from being made.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

On Wednesday the Federal Reserve said it was leaving rates unchanged while new information accumulates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

When too much RNA accumulates inside a cell, it can damage the structures that produce energy, potentially leaving the cell struggling to function normally.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Though I'll have to clean it thoroughly every few hours as dust accumulates.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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