accumulation
Example Sentences
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The accumulation of mutations with age turns out to be remarkably consistent across the animal kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
His main concern, he said, is the accumulation of those shocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Using the gradual accumulation of genetic changes, known as the "molecular clock," the researchers dated the oldest lineages found only in Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans to about 60,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
It was a dense accumulation of leaves glued together in a ball.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing accumulation
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Earth Science - Middle School
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