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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
Oasis, one of the most aggressive and high-profile activist investors in Asia, has steadily amassed a sizable position in Vail, proxy records show.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Overall, the Pirates amassed 16 hits, with every starter in the lineup getting at least one.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Last week’s opening match between South Korea and the Czech Republic amassed over 44 million viewers, according to data from state broadcaster CCTV.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The Piers Morgan Uncensored (PMU) team said the YouTube version has amassed more than a million views in its opening weeks.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Overall, the Pirates amassed 16 hits, with every starter in the lineup getting at least one.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Last week’s opening match between South Korea and the Czech Republic amassed over 44 million viewers, according to data from state broadcaster CCTV.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The Piers Morgan Uncensored (PMU) team said the YouTube version has amassed more than a million views in its opening weeks.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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Elliott said that municipalities could issue bonds to cover the cost of the purchase and then pay those debts back over time at lower interest rates through the revenues collected from customers.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Some police jurisdictions send officers to physically collect weapons.—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Although at the end of his life, my dad had managed to accumulate more than enough money to keep him and my mom happy, he was obsessed about money, probably due to his own difficult upbringing and the trauma associated with it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Early yesterday, as Argentina sealed a 3-0 victory over Algeria, hundreds of fans gathered on the courtyard lawn of Beijing’s Argentine Embassy to cheer the team on.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Unable to assemble a senior women’s squad in time, Sudan’s soccer federation entered a younger team to avoid forfeiting its place in the qualifiers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Amazon Leo, previously known as Project Kuiper, is the broadband megaconstellation that Amazon is assembling in low Earth orbit (LEO).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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This revelation sparks questions about a potential double standard by MLB, suggesting a stricter enforcement of uniform policies now that the issue has garnered national attention, compared to Kershaw's similar past actions.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Lionel Messi’s incredible soccer career has garnered him millions of fans, but no one is as proud of him as his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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