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as in collects
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 accumulates
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 amasses
Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amasses
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The Longhorns, though, did pick up four points in a poll that collects votes from 31 media members.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Simon, chief economist at Revelio Labs, which collects and analyzes public labor market data, also suspects that some companies are pointing to their use of AI to rationalize layoffs.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The aim of this was to determine how magnetic stress accumulates in such systems, but future modeling will be needed to determine how magnetic interplay plays a role in the final moments of a neutron star merger.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Without it, resentment accumulates and trust erodes.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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In contrast, Real Madrid assembles superteams.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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At the moment the company’s Saudi facility only assembles kits from its Arizona plant.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Steve gathers with a number of us who swim in Coney Island about twice a week.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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That doesn’t factor in the attention Cade Cunningham garners from defenders, which should generate open looks for Huerter.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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As the advertising event of the year, the Super Bowl garners massive attention from both the media and the general public.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Amasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amasses. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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