accumulate
Example Sentences
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The country still runs a sizable current-account surplus—roughly $500-700 billion—but instead of accumulating in official reserves, those savings are being deployed abroad by firms, households, and financial institutions.
From Barron's
A large population-based study examined whether the way people accumulate their daily steps affects their long-term health, regardless of how many total steps they take.
From Science Daily
While ALS is one of the more complex neurodegenerative diseases, researchers are increasingly confident that anyone can develop the disease if they accumulate—or are exposed to—enough factors to reach a tipping point.
Not a manifesto, not a rigid curriculum — just 26 tiny habits, discoveries and delights that accumulate into a richer cooking life.
From Salon
Weather around the country is turning warmer in recent days, which is expected to melt some of the accumulated ice.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
