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Cumulative

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Being or increasing in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions or accumulations.

Usage: The term "cumulative" refers to something that gradually grows or increases over time as a result of continuous additions or accumulations.

Examples:

1. John's cumulative GPA (Noun): John's overall average grade point without any grade replacement.

Sample Sentence 1: John's cumulative GPA at the end of the semester was 3.7.

2. Cumulative effects (Adjective): The effects produced by repeated actions that accumulate over time.

Sample Sentence 2: The cumulative effects of pollution have led to a decline in air quality in the city.

3. Cumulative evidence (Adjective): Evidence or facts gathered over time that build upon each other.

Sample Sentence 3: The detective had accumulated enough cumulative evidence to support his theory about the crime.

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