accumulate
Example Sentences
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Snow levels early in the week should remain above 6,000 feet for most of the storm’s duration, but significant snow could accumulate in the higher elevations.
From Los Angeles Times
"We can measure how many particles are present in a tissue, but we cannot directly observe how they travel, accumulate, transform, or break down inside living organisms."
From Science Daily
"However, the damage caused by HIF1 in tendon tissue can accumulate and become irreversible over time. Physiotherapy then no longer helps, and the only treatment at this moment is to surgically remove the diseased tendon."
From Science Daily
With the modern scoring system that allows skaters to accumulate up to a dozen points for a single jump, Siao Him Fa easily absorbed the two-point deduction for the flip.
From Los Angeles Times
Velado is eligible for early release because of credits that she accumulated during her time in prison and the time she spent in custody before she was sentenced, according to the CDCR.
From Los Angeles Times
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