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 During the 2000s and 2010s, Messi amassed trophies with his club and won diehard fans from Barcelona to Bangladesh. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Dona Maria is a straight-talking, middle-aged Black woman, whose videos criticizing the policies of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva amassed millions of views on social media earlier this year. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026 Demonstrators, most of them opposed to the death penalty, amassed in a field on the prison grounds. — Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 3 Oct. 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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  • Flora has collected contributions from unions, corporations including Walmart, Chevron and Uber, and major trade organizations and vastly eclipses the financial contributions that his challenger has received.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The benefits of having better fare gate technology go beyond collecting more revenue.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • The video went up a week ago and has accumulated more than 9,000 likes, 300 shares, and 72 comments.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Errors can accumulate during calculations, eventually making results unreliable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Luann gathers everyone and literally gives Vicki her flowers and thanks her for putting Housewives on the map.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • That arrangement is efficient for moving large volumes over long distances, but assembling trains and coordinating terminal operations can make smaller, short-haul shipments less economical.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In one of those roles, the chair assembled a formal transition committee that met with me throughout my first six months.
    — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
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  • Eisenberg’s film garnered considerable laughs — and applause — from the theater-going crowd at its starry NYFF screening that saw Eisenberg, the cast, producer Emma Stone and even Claire Danes in attendance.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The petition had garnered more than 12,000 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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