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    Synonyms and Definitions

    Use "accretion" in a sentence

    accretion example sentences

    accretion


    1. He carefully lifted the morphous, pale accretion of half-billion year-old critters


    2. All seemed lost (in terms of the accretion of these unwanted, supplemental duties), but then the head JAG mailed me a letter informing me that unfortunately I had turned 35 between the two medical exams and, therefore, I was ineligible for a reserve commission


    3. He recognises that the ‘law’ is little more than a rag-bag accretion of people’s whims, fantasies and ideals, collected piecemeal over the centuries


    4. And by cutting corners what do they get but bits and pieces of accretion? Oh, how they have to take care to remain faceless while still active in their occupation! And in time, they insensibly melt into the multitude of the retired to continue their humdrum existence but not before contributing their mite to corrupt the system


    5. Ultimately, sales accretion through investment in projects that


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    Synonyms for "accretion"

    accretion accumulation accrual increase addition growth expansion

    "accretion" definitions

    an increase by natural growth or addition


    something contributing to growth or increase


    (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases


    (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles


    (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment


    (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)