- past tense form of accumulate.
- past participle of accumulate.
accumulated
Example Sentences
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We “carry the burden of approximately four billion years of accumulated mutations,” a long record of “convoluted workarounds rather than . . . definitive, streamlined solutions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Someone who has accumulated $2 million or more in retirement savings has demonstrated financial discipline and competence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers found there were 46,000 fewer customer visits among formal businesses within half a mile of the nine sites and an estimated $3.16 million in accumulated revenue losses during the two weeks after enforcement activity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
England had to play three Tests in three different continents on successive weekends and accumulated 25,000 miles of travel.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In addition, hunter-gatherers frequently shift camp and leave behind their own piles of feces with accumulated microbes and worm larvae.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
