as in accumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year
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Recent Examples of cumulative
The cumulative hospitalization rate – about 64 stays for every 100,000 people, as of February 1 – is the highest it’s been at this point in the season for the past seven years.
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CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The cumulative all-encompassing effect is not entirely unlike Bill Irwin’s astral projecting through cable TV.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Prices at the mall are about one-fifth higher now than before the pandemic, thanks to cumulative inflation.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The most seasoned All-Star among this group is 34-year-old Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who makes his ninth cumulative All-Star team and his second with Milwaukee.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The cumulative all-encompassing effect is not entirely unlike Bill Irwin’s astral projecting through cable TV.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Prices at the mall are about one-fifth higher now than before the pandemic, thanks to cumulative inflation.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The most seasoned All-Star among this group is 34-year-old Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who makes his ninth cumulative All-Star team and his second with Milwaukee.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
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The number of creations, the gorgeous gemstones, and the accumulative effect of seeing all gathered in physical reality in front of my eyes – decades and decades of dedicated work and love, lined up, was rather overwhelming.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2024
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Such an accumulative approach can work: Stearns’ Brewers made the playoffs without a starting pitcher who qualified for the ERA title in 2019, as did the Rays in 2022 and the Dodgers last year.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
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Red dye 3 has been banned from use in topical drugs and cosmetics since 1990, when the FDA found that the additive causes cancer in animals.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in 2022 by advocates who claim the additive is linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Few embody them quite like Steffen, who’s been infatuated with incremental improvement since arriving in Colorado a year ago.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Trying the incremental gains Wrexham hope will push them to the EFL The media will also be located on this first floor, with an auditorium for press conferences next to the manager’s office and a media lounge around the corner.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Four Senate Republicans, all women, broke with their party and voted with Democrats in favor of the gradual phase-out, which failed on a 22 to 14 vote.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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The eventual goal is 100% plastic-free practices in music events, but the process is gradual and involves education, demonstration, logistics, expansion, planning and execution.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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