ACCRUING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

accruing

verb

present participle of accrue

as in accumulating

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 accruing Tidal has also promised to label AI music and ban those tracks from accruing royalties. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 For more than three years, Starship’s development has been defined by a series of spectacular successes and failures, accruing incremental progress in between. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 Every remediation should end with a change to the process that created the gap, so the debt stops accruing at the source. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 That leaves around €145million from elsewhere, with €136m accruing to the men’s first team, principally via the successful defence of their La Liga title. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But the United States would also have to stop accruing massive amounts of new debt. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 The three-foot radius around your toilet is just as prone to collecting bacteria, grime, and accruing smells as the toilet bowl itself. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026 Lineage also has been accruing fines as air regulators demand the company take additional steps to mitigate the smell and the vermin drawn to the site and surrounding neighborhoods. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Interest is already accruing, and a higher credit card APR can increase the cost of the debt even further. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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The combination of accumulating snow and potentially slick roads could affect travel in the mountains from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Scientists are investigating whether these accumulating pressures on the developing gut microbiome may contribute to rising neurodevelopmental differences, like autism with high support needs.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

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For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

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