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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
From June 2-29, the most recent date available, the show amassed 5.11 billion minutes (more than 85 million hours) of TV-screen viewing and grew in each of those four weeks.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Over the years, the Oscar-winning actress has quietly amassed a diversified portfolio of properties throughout the Texas capital, from residential hideaways in the affluent Westlake area to commercial buildings on buzzy West 6th Street.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Overnight, the TikTok video blew up, amassing over 129,000 views and becoming flooded with comments and unsolicited advice.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 July 2025
The clip, recorded on a pet camera, has been viewed more than 527,000 times to date, amassing over 104,000 likes in less than a week.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Over the years, the Oscar-winning actress has quietly amassed a diversified portfolio of properties throughout the Texas capital, from residential hideaways in the affluent Westlake area to commercial buildings on buzzy West 6th Street.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Overnight, the TikTok video blew up, amassing over 129,000 views and becoming flooded with comments and unsolicited advice.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 July 2025
The clip, recorded on a pet camera, has been viewed more than 527,000 times to date, amassing over 104,000 likes in less than a week.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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In the process, he’s collected three All-Pro nods and a Defensive Rookie of the Year for his career endeavors.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the highlights: The sales tax holiday runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31 and applies to both in-store and online purchases if the seller collects Florida sales tax.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Netscape engineer would surf successive technology waves, accumulating equity stakes that India couldn't match.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The series, adapted from Joo Dong-geun’s acclaimed web comic, delivered massive international success in its freshman season, accumulating over 560 million viewing hours within 28 days of premiere and securing spots in the Top 10 non-English TV rankings across more than 90 countries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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Thousands of years before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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For Palmer, then, the Renaissance is not so much a golden age as a glittering illusion—assembled, reassembled, and ultimately undone by the longings of those who came after.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The data on the lead lines was contained in hundreds of reports assembled by the state’s water utilities and submitted to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, which regulates drinking water safety.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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The proposal garnered bipartisan support among politicians and has broad support among the public.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Phoenix Tailings garnered a major round of investment in May, and now, for the first time in decades, the U.S. may refine rare earth elements again.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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