as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time
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Precedent mattered to her, as did the expectations that accreted around Court rulings.
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Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2023
The songs had accreted parts over decades, with material from Gabriel’s longtime band; from the polymorphous musician Brian Eno; from Swedish and South African choirs; from orchestral arrangements; and from Gabriel’s library of samples and sessions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Some of the fun facts: the location of modern Kamchatka arc is related to islands accreting to the Peninsula in the last 7 million years.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2010
The Earth, once thought to have slowly accreted over 100 million years, actually took less than three, the paper says.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2023
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Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2023
The songs had accreted parts over decades, with material from Gabriel’s longtime band; from the polymorphous musician Brian Eno; from Swedish and South African choirs; from orchestral arrangements; and from Gabriel’s library of samples and sessions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Some of the fun facts: the location of modern Kamchatka arc is related to islands accreting to the Peninsula in the last 7 million years.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2010
The Earth, once thought to have slowly accreted over 100 million years, actually took less than three, the paper says.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2023
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“Accrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrete. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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