en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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-ˈmäs
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: in a body : as a whole
moved the inmates en masse to the new prison
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Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
After the 1975 Communist takeover in Laos, the Hmong in that country faced tremendous persecution for collaborating with the US and fled en masse across the Mekong River into Thailand.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
The terminations are part of a broad effort by the Republican administration to deport immigrants en masse, by going after people who are in the country illegally but also by removing protections that have allowed people to live and work in the U.S. on a temporary basis.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Around this time, companies were beginning to adopt Figma’s product en masse, Reed said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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