accumulate
verb (used with object)
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
have been accumulating
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present perfect progressiveof accumulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"I do not believe a single meeting can resolve all the issues that have been accumulating for nearly a century," Cheng said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Treasurys has turned negative have been accumulating over many years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
On the supply side, iron ore shipments remain at seasonally high levels, while port inventories have been accumulating, squeezing upward price pressure, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
“But when the war is over, …. then we can afford to relax. And when we can relax, the symptoms that have been accumulating for all this time will appear,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
Bruhl, Weissenfels himself, have been reported talking high,—"Reduce our King to the size of an Elector again," and other foolish things;—indeed, grudges have been accumulating for some time.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Thomas Carlyle
