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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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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 reciprocal
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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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Recent Examples of mass
W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Our own sun will experience this latter transformation in around six billion years after shedding most of its mass during a swollen red giant phase, eventually sputtering out as a smoldering stellar ember.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
James Powel, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Hollywood didn’t just invent stardom, spectacle, or mass entertainment.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
This has included the president's promise to mass deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.
—CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Noun
While the results varied, some polls found a plurality to majority support for the mass deportations Trump was promising on the campaign trail.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Our own sun will experience this latter transformation in around six billion years after shedding most of its mass during a swollen red giant phase, eventually sputtering out as a smoldering stellar ember.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
The Oklahoma National Guard participated in mass arrests of nearly everyone living in Greenwood.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Hollywood didn’t just invent stardom, spectacle, or mass entertainment.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Verb
This has included the president’s promise to mass deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
This has included the president's promise to mass deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.
—CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mass
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That’s something that certainly showcases a semblance of how the populace might react.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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She's had to do months of work to regain some key internal functions as well as movement in her body, but after 125 days, Jones has been discharged from the hospital.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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This is one of the innumerable governmental bodies that churns away doing stuff Congress has decided is worth funding, allowing for things like visits from authors to libraries or new exhibits at museums to happen.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Trump still taunts Christie, an early supporter and 2016 transition chief, especially about his weight.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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That win over Inter in the Champions League final last month ended a near 15-year journey that began when Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a subsidiary of the Qatari state’s sovereign wealth fund, purchased a majority stake in the club in June 2011.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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In March 2020, there were 1,224 active sidewalk cafe licenses, the majority of which were in Manhattan, according to the city council.—
Cindy Augustine,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Officers moved in the late afternoon to push the throng away from the buildings that had been the focus of Sunday’s protests and steadily pushed them into Little Tokyo, with the crowd thinning with each push.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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As part of the celebration, someone blew bubbles amidst the throng of Pointers.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This became a concern in early April, when U.S. stocks and bonds plummeted along with the dollar after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on America’s trading partners.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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New Delhi is pushing for the U.S. to exempt India from existing sectoral tariffs on steel and automobiles and threatened reciprocal tariffs that are scheduled to kick in on July 9, the people said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Here’s my list of all seven major pathways getting us from contemporary AI to the treasured AGI: (1) Linear path (slow-and-steady): This AGI path captures the gradualist view, whereby AI advancement accumulates a step at a time via scaling, engineering, and iteration, ultimately arriving at AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The issue has long divided the Jewish Israeli public, especially during the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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But raids on schools and businesses are unpopular with the American public.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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“Mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mass. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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