accretions

noun

plural of accretion
1
as in accumulations
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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2
as in increases
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 accretions With oxalate dating, the team measured the age of oxalate mineral accretions above and below the paint. — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretions
  1. accumulations
  2. increases
  3. collections
  4. additions
  5. mixtures
  6. boosts
  7. gains
Noun
  • Finding large accumulations of geologic hydrogen entails stumbling on a Goldilocks set of conditions.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Inspectors found seven dead roaches under kitchen equipment and also noted accumulations of mold and rotting food debris, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulations
Noun
  • The firm continues to expect the Fed to hike 50 basis points this year, with increases at the September and December Federal Open Market Committee meetings.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The pattern of warmer than normal water along the equator in the Eastern Pacific heats things up and favors increases in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • The footwear brand has also released capsule collections with musicians like Luke Combs and Post Malone, and Crocs dropped an F1 collab with Red Bull Oracle Racing in May.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • About 932 miles north of Perth, Murujuga contains one of the world’s most significant and dense collections of ancient petroglyphs, dating back about 50,000 years.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • Summary The Phillies are actively seeking pitching depth to bolster their playoff push and challenge the Braves, as their bullpen has shown inconsistency and key additions are sidelined.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Those additions can complicate sorting and downstream recycling or reduce the quality of the recovered material.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of additions
Noun
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sliman took up clay and hay mixtures used in village open-air ovens.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixtures
Noun
  • That money began flowing in during the second quarter, as retailers saw major boosts to their profits.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The country icon saw substantial boosts across her catalog after her death was announced.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of boosts
Noun
  • Those gains came from banks treating fraud detection, KYC and compliance exceptions as the actual intelligence layer of the workflow, not a comment field someone gets to later.
    — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence, a major player in who sees gains and losses, is also driving demand for workers in fields such as data analysis, cybersecurity and software development.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Accretions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretions. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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