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amassed

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verb

past tense of amass

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Recent Examples of amassed
Verb
His seven Star Wars videos have attracted uniform praise across thousands of comments and amassed 2 million views. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Brattin amassed $113,972 as of March 31, having secured more from donors than anyone else in the field. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Content creator Alexa Santos, known on for her viral recipes as @alexawhatsfordinner, tried her hand at the frozen watermelon dessert, sharing a video of her step-by-step guide that has since amassed more than 32,000 likes. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 July 2026 This bristle-free grill brush—which has sold more than 3,000 times in the past month and amassed more than 2,440 five-star reviews—features a 100% stainless steel cleaning head and handle. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026 Cancro’s brother John Cancro received about $21 million in compensation over the same period and brother-in-law Daniel Powers amassed more than $31 million from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Other season eight episodes amassed 515 million minutes; the remainder of the weekly total was for past seasons, including three pre-Peacock runs that stream on Disney+ and Paramount+. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026 Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and his longtime partner, retired tennis player Anna Kournikova, have lived in the neighborhood for years and have amassed a substantial estate. Catherine Odom july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse. Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
Adjective
  • If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Signatures for the Perkins recall were collected in two batches.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Jersey Mike’s has filed for an initial public offering, and its disclosures reveal just how much its founder and former CEO Peter Cancro and his family collected in compensation and other perks.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • In Gaza City alone, around 25 million tons of debris have accumulated, Mohanna said.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Look for areas where dry, brown grass has accumulated on the lawn and use a rake to remove or de-thatch it.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 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
  • Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The community gathered to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
    Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Mourners gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession chant slogans Monday.
    Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 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
  • Why LLMs struggle with spreadsheets Part of why structured data has garnered less attention is a very human bias, argues Boris van Breugel, a senior AI researcher based in Amsterdam.
    Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
  • The 10-mile Underline project, which garnered extensive public and political support, has been managed by the county public works and transportation department at a construction cost nearing $150 million.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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