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as in collecting
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 accumulating
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 amassing
Third, amassing 46,000-plus five-star ratings is astounding, especially when many extol how long the ILNP nail polishes last.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Students went on to found the Club America chapter, which quickly became one of the most popular groups at the school, amassing forty or fifty members.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Parsi photographer and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala has spent years amassing what may be one of the community’s most intimate archives of everyday life, shaped by her access to the spaces that outsiders rarely see.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
His film Sinners was the highest-grossing original feature film of 2025, amassing over $365 million at the global box office.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Founded in 2017 by Daria Stankiewicz, the under-the-radar label has been steadily amassing fans for its sustainable, flattering designs.
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Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Among the nation’s stripper well owners, Hildebrand has done it best, amassing a fortune estimated by Bloomberg at $15 billion.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Antar gained fame on social media in the region for his feats, amassing almost 60,000 followers on Instagram after posting videos of himself climbing some of Yemen's rugged landscapes.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
His career included directing 30 music videos and amassing a large TikTok following, recognized for his unique fashion and stage persona.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Students went on to found the Club America chapter, which quickly became one of the most popular groups at the school, amassing forty or fifty members.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Parsi photographer and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala has spent years amassing what may be one of the community’s most intimate archives of everyday life, shaped by her access to the spaces that outsiders rarely see.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
His film Sinners was the highest-grossing original feature film of 2025, amassing over $365 million at the global box office.
—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Founded in 2017 by Daria Stankiewicz, the under-the-radar label has been steadily amassing fans for its sustainable, flattering designs.
—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Among the nation’s stripper well owners, Hildebrand has done it best, amassing a fortune estimated by Bloomberg at $15 billion.
—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Antar gained fame on social media in the region for his feats, amassing almost 60,000 followers on Instagram after posting videos of himself climbing some of Yemen's rugged landscapes.
—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
His career included directing 30 music videos and amassing a large TikTok following, recognized for his unique fashion and stage persona.
—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassing
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Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
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Police released multiple images of the bust, showing the drugs concealed in large containers as well as officers collecting evidence and detaining a suspect.
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Less than 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, stress has been accumulating for more than a century along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems.
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The infrastructure gap, however, is already accumulating.
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Once that hurdle is cleared, Vertical Aerospace will begin assembling its first pre-production aircraft.
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Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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Civil disobedience is usually an effective tool for garnering attention.
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To arrive at the 2026 cohort, the private art fund invited a diverse group of artists and art world professionals to nominate artists to apply for the award, garnering seventy-five submissions from artists working across a variety of media and disciplines.
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