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
Márquez, age 32, has won three of the six grand-prix contests held so far, but, as with Formula 1, MotoGP is a race for the highest cumulative points.
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Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The veteran cruisers just completed their seventh sailing around the globe – more than two cumulative years living at sea, around 140 countries visited and no plans to slow down.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Exiting its fiscal third quarter, Cisco already managed to surpass its $1 billion cumulative order target for the fiscal year.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 May 2025
One study found that Southwest Memphis has at least 22 local pollution sources and a cumulative cancer risk four times higher than the national average.
—Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The veteran cruisers just completed their seventh sailing around the globe – more than two cumulative years living at sea, around 140 countries visited and no plans to slow down.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Exiting its fiscal third quarter, Cisco already managed to surpass its $1 billion cumulative order target for the fiscal year.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 May 2025
One study found that Southwest Memphis has at least 22 local pollution sources and a cumulative cancer risk four times higher than the national average.
—Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulative
Adjective
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The accumulative effects of a whole comprised of many different foods with artificial dyes, consumed over a lifetime, is even harder to assess.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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The heat is accumulative but not terribly aggressive in spice, and the bits of water chestnut offer freshness and crunch.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On May 9, the administration granted three new color additive petitions for manufacturers to use in food.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
21 May 2025
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Monk fruit is considered a food additive, as is any substance or chemical added to food during the preparation process.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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But his gains in lifting the working class and poor were incremental, and his administration was plagued by persistent missteps.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Organizations should be doing a large number of innovations that amount to continuous improvement each year—incremental, reasonably assured of success, and relatively affordable.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The gradual uptick in Social Security’s full retirement age is done, with no more changes planned.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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For a more gradual route to the top, many favor Trillium Gap Trail.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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“Cumulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulative. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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