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as in populace
masses plural
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich
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2
as in loads
a considerable amount
I have a mass of work to do tonight
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as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject
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as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal
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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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as in reciprocal
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Recent Examples of mass
Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Managed by the Ford Foundation, the five-year initiative distributed more than $125 million in grants to arts and criminal justice organizations working to fight mass incarceration in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2025
Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Russia and Ukraine exchange massed drone and missile strikes on a nightly basis.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The largest mass shooting in Michigan's recent history happened last year on Detroit's eastside.
—Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Managed by the Ford Foundation, the five-year initiative distributed more than $125 million in grants to arts and criminal justice organizations working to fight mass incarceration in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Somewhere away from the huge mass of smoke that was expanding across the sky.
—Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Japanese defense planners have studied pairing railguns with long-range intercept systems to strengthen layered air defense against threats such as hypersonic glide vehicles and massed drone swarms.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Russia and Ukraine exchange massed drone and missile strikes on a nightly basis.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mass
Noun
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In France, many of these free men of color witnessed the tumultuous storming of the Bastille prison in July 1789 and watched with hope as the revolutionary rhetoric of liberty, equality, and fraternity eventually led the French populace to overturn monarchical rule.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Same question, loads of responses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stage two would see Gaza governed by a temporary transitional body consisting of a technocratic, apolitical committee composed of Palestinians and international members.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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By the first light of the next morning, search teams and an air ambulance went back to the command post and were able to recover the body of the victim, a 54-year-old man from Tennessee.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the bricks and mortar, the project is layered with partnerships that give it a sense of cultural and culinary weight.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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The country concluded its general elections with Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity winning an overall majority.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Robbie was in the photo as well, albeit with his hand blocking the majority of his face.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The throngs of young women and the inclusiveness and positivity of it was just mind-blowing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers accumulated 10 hits and four walks overall, but struck out 12 times and never scored again.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, Nike said on the earnings call that reciprocal tariff rates have increased for certain countries since its last earnings call in late June.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, this is an opportunity to cultivate relationships that are truly reciprocal.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mass. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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