accumulate

Example Sentences

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Whether tactical victories accumulate into strategic success or merely postpone strategic reckoning, we cannot yet know.

From MarketWatch

Add a sink full of dishes from the night before, and it’s easy to see how this quiet pressure accumulates, nudging many evenings toward a resigned, pizza night it is.

From Salon

At the same time, excess fibrous tissue accumulated within the heart, making the muscle stiffer and less able to pump blood efficiently.

From Science Daily

As the body ages, it accumulates senescent cells, which no longer divide but also do not die off.

From Science Daily

Social Security benefits are financed primarily from payroll taxes rather than an investment pool, so the system isn’t backed by accumulated assets as are annuities.

From The Wall Street Journal