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
Across his eight-year career, he's accrued a 3.31 ERA, earning two All-Star selections and receiving Cy Young votes in four different seasons.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Those workers won’t benefit from the tax break, so its benefits will accrue to tipped workers with higher incomes, Lynn said.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Given the tremendous credit the president has accrued in his current visit to the Gulf, the United States may be well poised to coordinate such a position from Arab states.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
This bias weakened over time, as the theory came to have more distance from the Trump administration, and more suggestive bits of circumstantial evidence accrued.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Those workers won’t benefit from the tax break, so its benefits will accrue to tipped workers with higher incomes, Lynn said.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Given the tremendous credit the president has accrued in his current visit to the Gulf, the United States may be well poised to coordinate such a position from Arab states.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
This bias weakened over time, as the theory came to have more distance from the Trump administration, and more suggestive bits of circumstantial evidence accrued.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrue
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Whenever a Blue Smiley fan or new listener used Spotify to stream the band’s music, both performance royalties and mechanical licensing royalties were being accumulated.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The best travel essentials maximize space and solve multiple packing problems.—
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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The quarterly rebalanced mix of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks has provided a responsive approach to maximize returns during positive market conditions while minimizing losses when markets decline, as detailed in RV Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Detectives collected ballistics evidence at the scene.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Accrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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