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as in to collect
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 to accumulate
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 amass
Strategy, originally an analytics software company, became a de facto Bitcoin ETF, amassing over 568,000 BTC and reaching a $25 billion valuation.
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Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Love also has marketable head coaching experience in the Western Hockey League and was the AHL coach of the year for two straight years while coaching the Calgary Flames’ affiliate, amassing a 96-33-11 record.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
An online fundraiser for the girl’s care had amassed nearly $26,000 as of Thursday morning.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
TikTok Reacts The TikTok video amassed over 8.6 million views and 1.3 million likes as of Wednesday.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Love also has marketable head coaching experience in the Western Hockey League and was the AHL coach of the year for two straight years while coaching the Calgary Flames’ affiliate, amassing a 96-33-11 record.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
An online fundraiser for the girl’s care had amassed nearly $26,000 as of Thursday morning.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
TikTok Reacts The TikTok video amassed over 8.6 million views and 1.3 million likes as of Wednesday.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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Detectives collected ballistics evidence at the scene.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Whenever a Blue Smiley fan or new listener used Spotify to stream the band’s music, both performance royalties and mechanical licensing royalties were being accumulated.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The relief corps gathered around Adam Ottavino’s locker, reminiscing about better games while drinking beers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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Agentic workflows — While the first two innovations provide a better AI experience, the ability for agents to share data and be assembled into workflows is the big game-changer.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Large groups of protesters quickly assembled near raid sites on both days, leading to traffic disruptions and escalating tensions with federal authorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Throughout his career, Wendt garnered hundreds of credits in films, TV shows, and even a few music videos.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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But the unpermitted shelter near E. Colonial Drive and SR 417 garnered 38 code violations resulting in $4 million dollars in fines before the county shut it down in a March 2024 court filing.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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