Meaning & use
cumulatively
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In a way that increases or builds up gradually through successive additions.
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The small errors, cumulatively, added up to a significant miscalculation.
Cumulatively, the team has scored over two hundred points this season.
A note on using this word
From Latin "cumulare," "to heap up," reflecting the idea of things piling on top of one another over time.
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progressively
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