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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
Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Russia had amassed some 170,000 troops in the region to bolster the Pokrovsk offensive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Gates, who played from 2003-18, amassed more yardage in franchise history with 11,841.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
By the time other candidates visited, Mamdani had already amassed support.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Oklahoma City amassed a huge 52-34 advantage on points in the paint while outscoring Sacramento 15-7 in second-chance points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In the shadow of Walt Disney World’s iconic palace, a Middle Eastern family with ties to royalty amassed a real estate empire.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The television icon has donated more than 140 industry awards and accolades, amassed over her seven-decade career, to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in Los Angeles.
—Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The big-play Southlake Carroll offense amassed 701 total yards — 445 in the second half — utilizing a balanced attack (395 passing and 306 rushing).
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Thiago Magalhaes amassed over 200 yards and three touchdowns for Whitman-Hanson in a 34-13 win over New Bedford.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Russia had amassed some 170,000 troops in the region to bolster the Pokrovsk offensive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Gates, who played from 2003-18, amassed more yardage in franchise history with 11,841.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
By the time other candidates visited, Mamdani had already amassed support.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Oklahoma City amassed a huge 52-34 advantage on points in the paint while outscoring Sacramento 15-7 in second-chance points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In the shadow of Walt Disney World’s iconic palace, a Middle Eastern family with ties to royalty amassed a real estate empire.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The television icon has donated more than 140 industry awards and accolades, amassed over her seven-decade career, to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in Los Angeles.
—Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The big-play Southlake Carroll offense amassed 701 total yards — 445 in the second half — utilizing a balanced attack (395 passing and 306 rushing).
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
Verb
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Nickolas Schmitz collected 10 points.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2025, the entire Kansas City metro saw 183 homicides, down from 190 in 2024, according to data collected by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Roughly 20 members of Congress and their staff, Democrats and Republicans, accumulated in our office.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even with only one day, however, Fisk and his team were able to take away everything that had accumulated in the bowling alley over the last 50 years and restore it to its vintage look.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Long criticized by fiscal hawks and ratings agencies as a one-time fix, sweeping accrued money out of TIF districts has increasingly become a short-term lifeline for both the city and — especially this year — Chicago Public Schools.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Military members are supposed to receive accrued pay after the shutdown is over.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The alleged success of Housing First does not come from aggregated homelessness data, but from case studies of different homelessness programs.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025
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Haunting and wonderful images coalesce then dissipate, or recur without a sense of aggregated force.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The anthology series, which has garnered accolades at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and the Irish Podcast Awards, was brought to the stage with a live show at the London Podcast Festival in 2022 and a second live show in Dublin in 2023.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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That clip, which garnered more than a million views in 24 hours and has 9 million-plus views in total, turned my 82-year-old mother into a viral sensation.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Amassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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