amass

verb

ə-ˈmas How to pronounce amass (audio)
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1
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive

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2
as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk

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Recent Examples of amass There will also be an installation sampling from hundreds of thousands of reference images, particularly the 300,000-odd images Meunier has amassed over successive iPhones and which will map his visual thinking. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Both have over 100,000 social media followers, amassed by chronicling their high-society lifestyle and their beauty. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 Prue built a following online with his viral series How to Piss Off Men, which amassed hundreds of millions of views across social platforms, culminating in a handbook that debuted as an instant New York Times Bestseller. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Men like Lincoln, in selecting square plots on maps, weren’t joining communities so much as amassing commodities. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
  1. collect
  2. accumulate
  3. gather
  4. assemble
  5. garner
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  • While most of us start to put extra blankets on our bed during the fall for all the cozy vibes, your bed sheets are still collecting sweat, dirt, and body oil.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Under federal law, the Forest Service can retain at least 80% of fees collected at recreation sites and use the money locally to operate, maintain and improve them.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • Instead, overtones accumulate and churn and a loose banner of guitar is draped across the song.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Because microorganisms in water turn regular mercury into methylmercury, a toxic chemical form that binds tightly to fish tissue, the heavy metal accumulates to higher levels in aquatic animals.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Lessons and performance data gathered through testing, experimentation, and training can be returned to developers and program managers to improve future capabilities.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In late March, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting, hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the Sacramento River before walking across.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Mallica Kumbera Landrus, the Ashmolean’s curator of Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian art, expressed excitement over the chance to assemble a trove of Bangladeshi art.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
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  • In the first six months alone, Goldman has advised on more than $1 trillion in mergers and garnered over $12 billion in equities revenue.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The bill, which garnered approval in both chambers, would have encouraged state agencies to enact work-from-home policies; however, Newsom vetoed the bill in mid-September.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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