amassed; amassing; amasses
1
: to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2
: to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details
: to come together : assemble
Dark clouds amassed over the city.
amasser
noun
Examples of amass in a Sentence
They've amassed a wealth of information.
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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Iran was planning to produce dozens of long-range missiles a month, aiming to amass a stock of 8,000 missiles.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
One theme that has emerged from the creation of AI language tools for this small language is the importance of quality over quantity in amassing data and developing models.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Just as wage and salary gains from the bill are likely to amass at the top, according to projections, the bill is also expected to redistribute wealth and resources toward the upper echelons of the income spectrum.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 June 2025
But in the months leading up to Tuesday’s election, Mamdani skyrocketed from obscurity to internet fame, amassing more than 1 million followers on Instagram, as well as hundreds of thousands on TikTok and X.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
One theme that has emerged from the creation of AI language tools for this small language is the importance of quality over quantity in amassing data and developing models.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Just as wage and salary gains from the bill are likely to amass at the top, according to projections, the bill is also expected to redistribute wealth and resources toward the upper echelons of the income spectrum.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 June 2025
But in the months leading up to Tuesday’s election, Mamdani skyrocketed from obscurity to internet fame, amassing more than 1 million followers on Instagram, as well as hundreds of thousands on TikTok and X.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for amass
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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