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as in collected
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 accumulated
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 amassed
Jenny Uglow,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The Italian jockey, who famously went through the card with seven winners in seven races at Ascot in September 1996, has amassed more than 3,350 victories in his career, mostly in England.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The fund’s June 29 Facebook post had amassed nearly 8,000 comments and reactions as of July 2, with many suggesting drones be banned on the island except when needed by law enforcement.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
There’s been rotation on the left wing, but the triple-up on the France attack is now very tempting with Ousmane Dembele ($10m), who has amassed three goals and two assists in the tournament to date.
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Holly Shand,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Swift, whose net worth surpasses $2 billion, has amassed a fortune that rivals tech founders and venture capitalists.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
American Horror Story is FX’s longest-running hourlong series and has amassed more than 100 Emmy nominations since its 2011 launch.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Meta has amassed a user base of more than 3 billion worldwide through the takeover of emerging social media platforms.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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Jenny Uglow,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The Italian jockey, who famously went through the card with seven winners in seven races at Ascot in September 1996, has amassed more than 3,350 victories in his career, mostly in England.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The fund’s June 29 Facebook post had amassed nearly 8,000 comments and reactions as of July 2, with many suggesting drones be banned on the island except when needed by law enforcement.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
There’s been rotation on the left wing, but the triple-up on the France attack is now very tempting with Ousmane Dembele ($10m), who has amassed three goals and two assists in the tournament to date.
—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Swift, whose net worth surpasses $2 billion, has amassed a fortune that rivals tech founders and venture capitalists.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
American Horror Story is FX’s longest-running hourlong series and has amassed more than 100 Emmy nominations since its 2011 launch.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Meta has amassed a user base of more than 3 billion worldwide through the takeover of emerging social media platforms.
—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
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If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
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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.
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Fees for the strait would be collected in consultation with the international community and through the International Maritime Organization, the official said.
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Shell has consistently been a close second to Chevron for high prices and fat margins, followed by the other large oil company brands, according to data collected and analyzed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).
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The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
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Once those inflated bills went unpaid, interest, penalties and fees accumulated, often ending in tax foreclosure.
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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.
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The agreement calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed.
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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.
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Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
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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.
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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.
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Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement.
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The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
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“Amassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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