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amass

verb

ə-ˈmas How to pronounce amass (audio)
Definition of amassnext
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 Da Vittorio received its first Michelin star in 1978 and has since amassed two more, in 1996 and 2020. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 The Chase Ellison, 43, has amassed a media empire in record time. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 The sophomore slot receiver from Austin came into the game fresh off the second 100-yard outing of his college career and now has three in his past five games after amassing 164 on Saturday. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 Phillips was part of rushing stable of four backs who amassed 266 yards on 50 carries and scored four touchdowns. — ABC News, 20 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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  • Inside the 300,000-square-foot building are more than 1,300 works on view at opening, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection — built largely from Lucas’ decades of collecting — as well as loans from other institutions and private collections.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • His reboot of the ’90s zombie video game has collected $60 million in its opening weekend.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • The system is a maze in which laws collide with gray areas, where layers upon layers of policy have accumulated over decades in a pile waiting for reform that has never come.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This wasn’t an isolated incident; other concrete gifts that Wilson has accumulated this year now decorate the backyard in Ridgewood, Queens.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • About 60 present and past members of the Aurora Lamplighter Chorus and Elgin’s Fox Valley Harmonizers gathered in August to celebrate each group’s 80th anniversary.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Muck Rack notes that PR and communications can influence generative engine optimization because AI systems draw on authoritative third-party sources when assembling answers.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Regarding the types of self-service devices currently in use, the research showed that self-checkout terminals remain the most widely adopted at 89 percent, while scan-and-go via smartphone apps garnered 77 percent.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fairlane has garnered a string of unflattering headlines in recent years, including for unpaid taxes and utility bills, unplowed snow in the parking lot and a 2024 Christmas tree inside the mall that wasn't take down until this year.
    — JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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