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accumulative

adjective as in increasing by additions

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The debut film as writer-director from acclaimed playwright Annie Baker, “Janet Planet” sneaks up on you with a quiet, accumulative emotional power.

“The accumulative effect is powerful over time.”

A report in 2003 said no metals detected exceeded the critical concentration at which plant toxicity effects become apparent, but metals were accumulative in the human body and consumption of food with higher than normal metal levels posed a risk.

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"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."

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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