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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
Meanwhile, Ladd was amassing dozens of television credits, appearing on such series as The Detectives, Naked City, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Hazel, The Fugitive, Ironside and Then Came Bronson.
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Arizona State rushed for 290 yards Saturday, with backup quarterback Jeff Sims amassing a staggering 228.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The most gifted preachers transformed that aura into spiritual empires, drawing thousands to megachurches, filling television airwaves and sometimes amassing personal fortunes.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Within hours, the emotional video began to spread across the platform, amassing thousands of views and messages of support.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Williams spent three years at Georgia, amassing 14 sacks throughout his tenure with the Bulldogs.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
After inadvertently amassing a network of specialized experts, the startup has pivoted to hiring highly skilled professionals to train AI models.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Russian forces invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Arizona State rushed for 290 yards Saturday, with backup quarterback Jeff Sims amassing a staggering 228.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The most gifted preachers transformed that aura into spiritual empires, drawing thousands to megachurches, filling television airwaves and sometimes amassing personal fortunes.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Within hours, the emotional video began to spread across the platform, amassing thousands of views and messages of support.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Williams spent three years at Georgia, amassing 14 sacks throughout his tenure with the Bulldogs.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
After inadvertently amassing a network of specialized experts, the startup has pivoted to hiring highly skilled professionals to train AI models.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Russian forces invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassing
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The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Figures such as Tutivillus, dedicated to catching and collecting the sins of holy men, appear from the very early days of Christianity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Institutional investors like pension funds began accumulating significant amounts of shares in the 1990s and started voting to separate CEOs from board chairs.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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With head coach Brian Callahan fired and Tennessee’s season already slipping away, the Titans appear focused on accumulating draft capital to reshape the roster under new leadership.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Colvert, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, created the group to restore normalcy for teen girls affected by the devastating California wildfire, gathering beauty products, clothes and other personal supplies in a call that went viral.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The world wasn't ready for Jennifer's Body when it was first released in 2009, garnering dismissive reviews from critics who didn't seem to get what writer Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama were going for in this claws-out gem of a high school horror movie.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Since its 2010 debut, Tame Impala has been one of the biggest names in underground rock, garnering a cult fanbase and huge critical acclaim.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Amassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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