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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
Of course, there are other ways Americans amass wealth outside of homeownership.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Since launching in 2010, Narnia’s anthology podcast Knifepoint Horror has amassed more than 10 million downloads across platforms.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
No wonder she’s attracted nearly 8 million subscribers to her YouTube channel and amassed nearly 2 billion views since launching the series in 2023.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 26 May 2026
Since then, the 20-year-old college student and content creator has documented the experience on TikTok, where videos from the race have amassed more than 670,000 views.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Since launching in 2010, Narnia’s anthology podcast Knifepoint Horror has amassed more than 10 million downloads across platforms.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
No wonder she’s attracted nearly 8 million subscribers to her YouTube channel and amassed nearly 2 billion views since launching the series in 2023.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 26 May 2026
Since then, the 20-year-old college student and content creator has documented the experience on TikTok, where videos from the race have amassed more than 670,000 views.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Mission Viejo right fielder Riley Campbell collected her third hit in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate but Herrera escaped another jam to spark a celebratory dogpile.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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In total, the campaign collected a total of 7,500 legitimate signatures, 2,500 short of the state requirement.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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The intelligence-gathering site became another means by which Israel could collect information on Iranian military movements and facilities, as well as potentially providing early warning of missile launches.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Team projects and daily systems ask for tweaks as information-gathering Mercury engages your 11th House of Friends, while intense Pluto focuses your 6th House of Work.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The final toast garnered the loudest cheers.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Feenstra will need to garner 35% of the vote to secure his candidacy.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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