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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time
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as in increase
something added (as by growth)
accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries
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Recent Examples of accretion
This will be a high impact event that starts on a post holiday travel weekend so keep that in mind as snow rates and ice accretion are all on its resume all the way to the east coast.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
For most of that time, the brightness has hovered around magnitude 10.2 with only minor variations of about half a magnitude resulting from bursts of accretion onto the star and volatile jets flowing away from the star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Typically, black holes are detected by a tell-tale glow of a swirling accretion disc.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Multi-day outages are likely with the greatest ice accretion.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretion
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Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.—
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This accumulation of people represents the future of the NFL, from coaches to executives to agents and even fashion moguls.—
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Their expertise drives significant profit growth and revenue increase as well as U.S. expansion.—
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If Americans are hit by a new wave of price increases, economists say, and with 70% of the U.S. economy driven by consumers a broad pullback in spending would have ramifications beyond Walmart's sales.—
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The spring 2025 couture season was no exception, with collections by an alphabet of designers — Ashi Studio to Zuhair Murad, stopping by Chanel, Dior, Germanier, Elie Saab, Schiaparelli and Giambattista Valli along the way.—
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His debut collection, the Blacked Out Collection, reimagines Ray-Ban’s Mega Icons with a new lens type, launching in April 2025.—
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The benefits of this can be observed in various ways: Perspective gain.—
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As Trump delivers on the economy and the border, foreign policy threatens gains.—
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Whisk together buttermilk and egg in a small bowl or glass measuring cup; add buttermilk mixture and melted butter to flour mixture and whisky gently just until combined (some lumps will remain).—
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Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.—
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In addition, Priam relieves one of the biggest frustrations in freight transportation, which is the lack of proactive communication.—
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Part of that is because of players like Hart being natural eaters of space without the ball, as well as newer additions Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby being natural cutters.—
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The second season of the blockbuster series Squid Game, plus the original movie Carry-On, gave the viewer numbers a huge boost.—
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Gomez embraced Red Lip Theory, the idea that a red lip gives a boost to the skin, too.—
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“Accretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretion. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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