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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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
Eftimiades also believes that the FBI’s decades-old structure of methodically amassing information can work to its disadvantage.
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Silver Lake owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, which has amassed a collection of 48 minor league teams.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Having received praise from critics and audiences for both seasons, the political thriller has amassed 30 million hours of viewership for Season 2 and driven an additional 25 million hours for its inaugural season.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Fairshake has amassed a large war chest to spend in 2026 races.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Silver Lake owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, which has amassed a collection of 48 minor league teams.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Having received praise from critics and audiences for both seasons, the political thriller has amassed 30 million hours of viewership for Season 2 and driven an additional 25 million hours for its inaugural season.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Fairshake has amassed a large war chest to spend in 2026 races.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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The data collected will help determine whether low-boom supersonic flight can be safely integrated into commercial aviation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Brown and Davis collected 3 rbi each with Brown scoring 3 times and Moeller crossing home plate twice.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Videos of the pack making their way along the highway accumulated over 230 million views online, striking a chord with viewers moved by the animals’ loyalty to one another and determination to return to their families.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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The rain accumulated on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.—
Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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After the game, Crawford gathered the entire group of friends and family together on the field for photos.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Longoria darts across the kitchen to gather more gastronomic tidbits and sample leftover morsels.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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The group assembles in a staggered formation and uses hand signals to communicate road hazards and turns.—
Brenda Miranda,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, amid depth-charge bass blasts and Spikeheart’s death-metal growls, a beat assembles itself, at first vaguely trap-like, then closer in spirit to UK funky.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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After Griffin garnered so much attention this spring because of his status as one of the game's top prospects, Kelly believed a return to the minors could allow the infielder to reassert himself.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In February 1968, Chavez began fasting in protest of the farmworkers’ conditions – a move that garnered national media attention.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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