accreted

verb

past tense of accrete
as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time

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Recent Examples of accreted The pieces have accreted over time, gobbled up from years and years of StackExchange posts and Reddit threads. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026 This theoretical limit concerns how much matter can be accreted to a compact body like a neutron star or black hole. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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accumulated
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  • About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.
    — Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Accreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accreted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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