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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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Since then, the Bucket List Family brand has launched an Instagram and a YouTube channel, amassing millions of followers across platforms.
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Logan Rexroat registered a game-high 156 rushing yards on 18 carries, as Argyle amassed 292 yards on the ground.
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Since then, the Bucket List Family brand has launched an Instagram and a YouTube channel, amassing millions of followers across platforms.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Logan Rexroat registered a game-high 156 rushing yards on 18 carries, as Argyle amassed 292 yards on the ground.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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