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amassed

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verb

past tense of amass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of amassed
Verb
The winger’s two goals and near-third played a massive role in the 3-0 lead Sporting amassed just 15 minutes into its last match. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Whitley amassed a 52-16 record and won two region titles at Creekside before taking over at Stockbridge. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Da Vittorio received its first Michelin star in 1978 and has since amassed two more, in 1996 and 2020. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 The Chase Ellison, 43, has amassed a media empire in record time. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Phillips was part of rushing stable of four backs who amassed 266 yards on 50 carries and scored four touchdowns. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Wayne Knight rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns as UCLA amassed 369 rushing yards and 645 total yards in a 52-38 win over Purdue at the Rose Bowl. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Buffett’s fortune has been amassed through Berkshire Hathaway stock. — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 To date, their videos have amassed more than 44 million views. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 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
  • Kristin, a cool, calm, and collected crisis negotiator from the purple tribe, negotiates with Kilby, a game designer from Canada on the yellow tribe.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moving through the world with a little more intention and feeling a little more collected.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The former Michigan State stand out accumulated 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The companies that scale well are not the ones that never accumulated operational debt.
    — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On a budget of just $15 million, Yamazaki assembled a visual effects team of just 35 artists to create 610 effects shots.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The machine’s roughly 80-ton tower was delivered in two sections and assembled on site.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 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 circumstances surrounding Wells' death garnered national interest after the college football player went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with friends to Horn Island.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025 alone, Vanity Fair’s video series—including Lie Detector, Scene Selection and Expert Reviews—garnered over 830M global views across the magazine’s YouTube and social channels.
    — Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Amassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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