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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If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The report also claimed that Ronaldinho had amassed debts amounting to more than $2 million.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
McCarthy may not have achieved success until decades into his career—his sixth book, 1992’s All the Pretty Horses, was his first best seller—but that didn’t stop him from amassing an impressive array of vehicles during his lifetime, including Ferraris, Porsches, and a Ford GT40.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Just ahead of the premiere, Deadline exclusively reported that the second trailer for Season 3 amassed 157M views in two days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The report also claimed that Ronaldinho had amassed debts amounting to more than $2 million.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
McCarthy may not have achieved success until decades into his career—his sixth book, 1992’s All the Pretty Horses, was his first best seller—but that didn’t stop him from amassing an impressive array of vehicles during his lifetime, including Ferraris, Porsches, and a Ford GT40.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Just ahead of the premiere, Deadline exclusively reported that the second trailer for Season 3 amassed 157M views in two days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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