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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Of that portion, MSC’s port operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) would amass a 51-percent stake in the global ports’ assets, with a BlackRock entity controlling the remaining 49 percent.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
Today, women in NHRA have amassed an impressive resume, with more than 100 women having won at an NHRA national event and athletes like two-time Top Fuel champion Brittany Force paving the way as the fastest person in NHRA history, setting a national record of 3.62-seconds at 341.59-mph.
—Caroline Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Once neighbors had amassed a pile of larger items, one of the camp's earliest residents, a sinewy man in his 50s named Tom Rock, walked over and began helping to lift them into the dumpster.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
But despite still amassing wins and accolades, Ledecky – whose early career was characterized by outrageously fast times – hadn’t bagged a world record in seven years.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
Today, women in NHRA have amassed an impressive resume, with more than 100 women having won at an NHRA national event and athletes like two-time Top Fuel champion Brittany Force paving the way as the fastest person in NHRA history, setting a national record of 3.62-seconds at 341.59-mph.
—Caroline Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Once neighbors had amassed a pile of larger items, one of the camp's earliest residents, a sinewy man in his 50s named Tom Rock, walked over and began helping to lift them into the dumpster.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
But despite still amassing wins and accolades, Ledecky – whose early career was characterized by outrageously fast times – hadn’t bagged a world record in seven years.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 25 July 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 1 Aug. 2025.
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