the mass of

phrase

: the main part of (something)
The mass of the iceberg is below the surface of the water.
His policies are supported by the (great/broad) mass of the people.

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The planet, known as Elias 2-24 b, is roughly the mass of Jupiter and sits about 450 light-years from Earth, according to NASA. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Neutron stars are considered so extreme because the process that creates them crams between one and two times the mass of the sun down into a sphere with a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers). — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 So the mass of the black hole in the Milky Way is 4 million times the mass of the sun. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Calculating the mass of a lattice against its entire outside volume counts all those large empty gaps as part of its volume. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the mass of

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“The mass of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mass%20of. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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