How to Use accumulate in a Sentence

accumulate

verb
Definition of accumulatenext
Synonyms for accumulatenext
  • Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.
  • The aim is to rid your home of any bad luck that’s accumulated over the past year.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The result could be a fire sale as investors flee stocks and bonds to accumulate cash.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
  • The researchers were surprised to find that most of the cocaine accumulated in the fish’s eyes instead of their brain.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 26 July 2023
  • So a lot of stories had accumulated in my ears on this theme, on this world.
    — Ilaria Ravarino, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • But the videos accumulate in a way that photographs could not.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The video, depicting a slideshow of the pink peonies in stores, has accumulated over 7,000 likes.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The fewer carpets and rugs in your home, the fewer areas where dust mites can live and accumulate.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 11 July 2023
  • And so over time, one of the problems was that this then meant that your computer would accumulate random files.
    — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Rainfall from Mawar could accumulate to as much as 20 inches on Guam, while the storm surge is forecast to reach as high as 25 feet.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 May 2023
  • Griddles accumulate a lot of fat during cooking that often needs to be pushed away from the food and into the hole.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
  • Hayes and Lopes did not say in their court filings how many fines accumulated.
    — Don Thompson, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This excess gas can accumulate in the stomach and intestines, the doctor said.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But the warm-up that occurred around Christmas Day thawed any ice that had accumulated.
    — Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This plate may flex and accumulate stresses from heat coming up from a cooling core.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The water has accumulated at the plant since it was crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Your home should be a reflection of your design style, as well as a space to relax and unwind—not a place for clutter to accumulate.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • All equipment beneath the cook’s line had accumulated grease and old food debris, the report said.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
  • These tenacious growers cling to the trunk or limb of a tree and gather moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and debris that accumulates around their root zones.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024
  • By Thursday evening, police were still searching for the Honda, which at the time of the crash, had accumulated about $720 in fines from speeding tickets.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • The Celtics have accumulated a passel of second-round picks.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • The amount of debt that has accumulated in recent years is staggering.
    — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • Lizard, for the second consecutive week, and Sir Lion accumulated the lowest votes on the night, and faced off for their future on the show.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Suburbs farther west and northwest have the best shot for accumulating snow.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Not treating high cholesterol can lead to plaque accumulating inside blood vessels, which can lead to a heart attack or a stroke.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There's a lot that happens to accumulate all these delegates.
    — Liz Cheney, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • This Billboard ranking tracks the songs that garner the largest audience across the United States each week, based on the number of impressions each song accumulates.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the plant has accumulated more than 1 million cubic meters of wastewater in storage tanks at the site.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • Their villages lack pipes and running water and are accumulating trash left by the thousands of people passing through.
    — Manuel Rueda, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Timberlake has thus far accumulated three No. 1s on the Vinyl Albums chart.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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