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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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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
This isn’t the first time Kotb’s amassed the courage to shake things up.
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Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 28 May 2025
Illinois lawmakers over the years have amassed or worked to collect a wide array of benefits for themselves, including pension sweeteners and salary bonuses for higher-ranking lawmakers.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Throughout the past six decades, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan, and Grammy winners Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills have amassed more than 100 charted songs between them.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The service has amassed a library of over 1,800 titles through partnerships with more than 50 content providers, including 11 film institutes and national archives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 28 May 2025
Illinois lawmakers over the years have amassed or worked to collect a wide array of benefits for themselves, including pension sweeteners and salary bonuses for higher-ranking lawmakers.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Throughout the past six decades, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan, and Grammy winners Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills have amassed more than 100 charted songs between them.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The service has amassed a library of over 1,800 titles through partnerships with more than 50 content providers, including 11 film institutes and national archives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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Detectives collected ballistics evidence at the scene.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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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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Whenever a Blue Smiley fan or new listener used Spotify to stream the band’s music, both performance royalties and mechanical licensing royalties were being accumulated.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The relief corps gathered around Adam Ottavino’s locker, reminiscing about better games while drinking beers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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Currently, the modules are manually assembled in a factory with builder partners.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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And — deep breath — assembling rockets at Cape Canaveral.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Throughout his career, Wendt garnered hundreds of credits in films, TV shows, and even a few music videos.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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But the unpermitted shelter near E. Colonial Drive and SR 417 garnered 38 code violations resulting in $4 million dollars in fines before the county shut it down in a March 2024 court filing.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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