as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
the cumulus of sundry things that fill up one's attic and somehow sum up a lifetime of experiences
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Recent Examples of cumulus
The forecast calls for a 75% chance of acceptable weather conditions, with cumulus cloud cover being the primary concern (as of the time this article was published).
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Cotton ball cumulus clouds Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower are made up of tiny liquid water droplets and are called cumulus clouds.
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
The visible presence of smaller cumulus clouds near its base indicates the initial stages of potential cumulonimbus development, which could bring intense precipitation or thunderstorms.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, researchers found that shallow cumulus clouds will dissipate when only a portion of the sun is obscured during the solar eclipse and won't reappear until after the event.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Cotton ball cumulus clouds Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower are made up of tiny liquid water droplets and are called cumulus clouds.
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
The visible presence of smaller cumulus clouds near its base indicates the initial stages of potential cumulonimbus development, which could bring intense precipitation or thunderstorms.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, researchers found that shallow cumulus clouds will dissipate when only a portion of the sun is obscured during the solar eclipse and won't reappear until after the event.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumulus
Noun
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Snow accumulation should approach 2 feet near Crater Lake!—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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By engineering support layer architecture, thin-film nanocomposite membranes counteract internal concentration polarization and salt accumulation within the membrane’s porous structure, reducing the driving force for water flow.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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From the aforementioned 50-style Supercolor collection to the enduring NMD Human Race franchise, the partnership has within the last decade covered more ground than some footwear companies do in their lifetime.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Coat the bottom in a sweet chocolate mixture for an even more indulgent treat.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 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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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Over several years, Spiro and his wife, Arabella, have worked with Parisian gallerist Lucas Ratton to build their African tribal-art assemblage.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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In it, the director gives us an assemblage of missing pieces from a Zodiac documentary he was commissioned to make, but which ultimately fell through.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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