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accumulate
verb as in gather or amass something
Strongest matches
accrue, acquire, add to, assemble, collect, compile, concentrate, expand, gain, grow, hoard, increase, pile up, rack up, swell
Strong matches
agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, cache, collocate, cumulate, gather, heap, incorporate, lump, mass, pile, procure, profit, stockpile, store, unite
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
The researchers say the study raises important new questions about the nature of breast cancer development, including how mutations accumulate and over what timescale, and why the mutations only occur in luminal cells.
Interestingly, a woman's age correlated significantly with the frequency of aneuploid cells and number of copy number changes, with older women accumulating more of these cellular changes.
These experiments demonstrated that the antibodies were able to prevent the infected cells from accumulating, suggesting they might help stop the blockage that leads to severe malaria symptoms.
After 70 years of atomic power, there is still disagreement over what to do with the accumulated radioactive waste - some of which will remain hazardous for hundreds of thousands of years.
"This could be achieved with activities such as brisk walking several times per week with the goal of accumulating approximately 30 minutes per day."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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