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verb

past tense of amass

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Recent Examples of amassed
Verb
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias — who has amassed a suspiciously formidable war chest for someone just running to hold his statewide post — is widely expected to declare. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Seventy million people worldwide have seen the musical, which has been produced in 16 languages and has amassed billions at the box office, according to Broadway World. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The song amassed early 4 million Spotify streams in its first 24 hours and more than 88 million overall streams since release. Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 June 2026 Forty-eight works by artists including Picasso, Magritte and Klimt, amassed by Joe Lewis, the ex-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, were auctioned on Wednesday and Thursday. CBS News, 26 June 2026 Plus, each of these storage solutions and organizers have amassed more than 45,000 five-star ratings with plenty of reviewers singing their praises. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, amassed a long list of endorsements from prominent New York Democrats. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Back in New York, Verlaine amassed a 50,000-volume collection. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026 The uninitiated might be surprised that Game Changer has amassed a fiercely loyal, very active online fan base. Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
Adjective
  • The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • The package also includes accrued benefits like retirement, pension or healthcare.
    Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
  • Last year, a petition to halt Big Bear Lake’s annual fireworks display collected more than 40,000 signatures from people concerned that the event would disturb the area’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Once those inflated bills went unpaid, interest, penalties and fees accumulated, often ending in tax foreclosure.
    Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • The data is based on aggregated card and digital tip transactions from restaurants on the Toast platform, which has about 171,000 locations in the United States.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The agreement calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • When compute, storage, and networking are designed, validated, and delivered as one system rather than assembled from parts that were never built to work together, the entire stack reaches production on a single timeline.
    David Noy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The Democratic convention comes two weeks after state Republicans gathered in Houston, an event that featured statewide candidates urging party unity after a bruising primary season.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
  • At the Old Lisbon restaurant in Aventura, fans have gathered to cheer on the Portuguese team.
    Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The use of the platform has garnered pushback from community members concerned about the overreliance on technology in schools.
    Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • 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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