as in to accumulate
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrue
According to Baseball-Reference, Walker, Diaz and Altuve accrued 9.3 WAR last season.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 June 2025
These are individuals who are already detained by the government; what incredible harm could accrue from having to wait a little while longer to consider additional due process claims before sending people off to South Sudan or wherever?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
The former single arrived in the final days of 2024 before ultimately accruing its following this spring, while the latter came out as the buzz started to take hold.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 25 June 2025
He is ordered to pay Carroll a total, with accruing interest, around $88 million: $5 million from the first case and $83.3 million from the second.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 June 2025
These are individuals who are already detained by the government; what incredible harm could accrue from having to wait a little while longer to consider additional due process claims before sending people off to South Sudan or wherever?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
The former single arrived in the final days of 2024 before ultimately accruing its following this spring, while the latter came out as the buzz started to take hold.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 25 June 2025
He is ordered to pay Carroll a total, with accruing interest, around $88 million: $5 million from the first case and $83.3 million from the second.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrue
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In France, Gauguin had accumulated a small band of acolytes devoted to his iconoclastic paintings saturated with color and symbolism.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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To prolong its effects, people develop habits and with time, those habits accumulate into long-term consequences.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The curved design maximizes the height of items that can be placed on each step, such as plants, books, and decorative vases.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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The Fed is guided by a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 July 2025
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While a sister site, the Trans Data Library, collects and monitors information about anti-trans activism around the country.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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It's been collecting signatures to trigger a recall against Baldenegro, who was appointed to the council last April.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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“Accrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrue. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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