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adjective

as in compiled

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verb

past tense of amass
1
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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2
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
Verb
Progressive streamer Hasan Piker has amassed millions of followers on social media for his daily live streams, which often last up to eight hours, giving him the unique ability to connect Democratic candidates with his loyal following. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 The duo had amassed hundreds of Funko Pop figurines, organizing their personal collection within the rental home. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 After the show ended, Franken amassed more than 50 years of stage and screen credits, enjoying a remarkably steady career. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The Turkish-American left-wing political commentator has amassed over 10 million followers across social media platforms in the last decade and is known for his live broadcasts on Twitch. — Mikayla Price, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Her gift also includes 300 works from her personal art collection, amassed via a combination of trades, gifts, and purchases, as well as her teaching materials and syllabi from her three-decade tenure at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Reuters at the enclave's border saw Moroccan police in riot gear using tear gas to disperse some of the people amassed near the fences. — Michael Francis Gore, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Since the start of 2023, Coben’s shows have amassed more than 450 million views on Netflix. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 The series earned two 2026 Queerty Award nominations and amassed 33 total million minutes watched, according to Revry. — Matt Minton, Variety, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
  1. accrued
  2. collected
  3. accumulated
  4. aggregated
  5. assembled
  6. gathered
  7. built-up
  8. garnered
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
Definition of accrued
Verb
  • At least 54 cities across the US have voted to cancel, non-renew, or reject Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPRs) since the start of the year, according to data collected by the Washington Examiner.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Mai is propagating more than 170 varieties collected from refugees around the world, helping preserve these precious grains while studying which are best suited to our changing climate.
    — Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • After years on a downward slope, surplus funds are paying down a pension debt accumulated over seven decades, the state’s rainy-day fund is full, state projects are receiving support, and the state’s credit was upgraded several times since 2020.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Harvey accumulated 121 total tackles, four picks, 28 passes deflections as well as forced and recovered a pair of fumbles.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulated
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
Definition of aggregated
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  • Shuttle missions deployed and serviced satellites, launched the Hubble Space Telescope, assembled much of the International Space Station, and flew 135 missions over three decades.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Photos capture the high-energy of Outside Lands, where 225,000 festivalgoers—75,000 per day—gathered in Golden Gate Park for a three-day celebration of music, culture, and community.
    — Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The organization created a site for her story with all the information the family had gathered over the years.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathered
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
Definition of built-up
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  • The 15-minute video, which garnered more than half a million views, resonated with others who had also lost money, anonymously detailing their own debts in thousands of comments.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton rose to fame as a popular, and notorious, gossip blogger in the 2000s, which garnered both millions of readers as well as pushback from some celebrities who felt his coverage was mean-spirited.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of garnered

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