as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
certain drugs have additive effects when taken in conjunction with each other that one doesn't see when any one is used alone
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Recent Examples of additive
IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
Officials cited a statute known as the Delaney Clause, which requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The International Association of Color Manufacturers, which represents the color additives industry, maintained that Red No. 3 was safe for consumption, arguing in a statement that the ban was based on evidence of cancer in animals, not people.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The biggest challenge with creating the hulls is managing the heat during the additive process to keep the parts from deforming as they are created.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
Officials cited a statute known as the Delaney Clause, which requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
Officials said there was no evidence the dye, which gives items a bright cherry color, caused cancer in humans, but had its hands tied by a law banning additives that cause cancer in humans or animals.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The International Association of Color Manufacturers, which represents the color additives industry, maintained that Red No. 3 was safe for consumption, arguing in a statement that the ban was based on evidence of cancer in animals, not people.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Biden by the numbers Indeed, the cumulative inflation rate during Trump’s first term from 2017-21 was below 8%, as measured by the consumer price index.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Less than a year later, the researchers now estimate that cumulative total to be $24 billion.—
Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
14 Jan. 2025
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The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) and police officers from the anti-corruption office are conducting all-out searches this morning targeting the French subsidiary of Netflix.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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The technology company has not disclosed financial details for its subsidiaries, including TikTok’s global or U.S. operation.—
Haleluya Hadero,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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By the end of the preview, the camera zooms in on the rear-view mirror, confirming that the man shaking his head is a a shades-wearing Justin, smiling and mouthing the lyrics to the song that features only spare acoustic guitar accompaniment.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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Still, this sober contender has a lot of work to do and will hardly be helped by the fact that its strongest category, Editing, is more likely to be an accompaniment to a Best Picture bid rather than a launchpad.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
21 Dec. 2024
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Chief among them is that Stromer’s descriptions and illustrations are highly accurate when compared with specimens that can still be studied firsthand, suggesting his data is a reliable complement to the photographs.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Warren’s presence as a traditional in-line tight end could be an even more significant complement to Lamb, who operates a majority of his snaps from the slot.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, almost 350,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan received a full course of the supplements.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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At Extension Health, a clinic in Manhattan, such treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, plasma exchange and ozone therapy, as well as a litany of supplements, peptides and hormones.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Additive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additive. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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