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as in collections
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking
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as in increases
the act or process of becoming greater in number
the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking
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Recent Examples of accumulations
Meanwhile, snow is expected to begin early Sunday morning in western Montana, with accumulations of up to 3 inches in higher elevations such as the Northern and Southern Clearwater Mountains, Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains, and the West Glacier and Lower Clark Fork regions.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The map also includes tornado reports for the past week and recent rainfall accumulations.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with up to 18 inches along the Sierra crest.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible above 5500 feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Total snow accumulations of a dusting to 2 inches.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The map also includes tornado reports for the past week and recent rainfall accumulations.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with up to 18 inches along the Sierra crest.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible above 5500 feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Total snow accumulations of a dusting to 2 inches.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulations
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Acclaimed author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin has written about how this was a common practice in old recipe collections.—
Adrian Miller,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Epiaceratherium itjilik fossil is permanently housed and curated in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s fossil collections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Further increases are anticipated to meet the growing demand, Gusek said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Price increases in 2026 will be aligned with the recent past, in two moments of the year.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Work piles up, but conversations distract for attention.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leaves are perfect additions for worm bins and compost piles.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Vandal Palma, takes an international approach to its menu, resulting in creative mixtures like a ceviche in a crisp, edible cone with coconut foam inspired by Thai and Peruvian flavors (€7).—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Accumulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulations. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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