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embanked

verb

past tense of embank
as in grouped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embanked
  1. grouped
  2. accumulated
  3. massed
  4. assembled
  5. amassed
  6. collected
  7. clumped
  8. bunched
Verb
  • For the occasion Rossi, who launched his brand after years of studying shoemaking under his footwear-guru father Sergio, has retraced the trajectory of his creative process and grouped his designs in a photographic tome published by Rizzoli.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kardaris grouped ibogaine with other psychedelic or psychoactive substances that have drawn public interest.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • The former Michigan State stand out accumulated 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The companies that scale well are not the ones that never accumulated operational debt.
    — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • Thousands had massed in the same street just a few years before.
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In this way, massed FPV drones can produce the same tactical and psychological effects traditionally generated by sustained artillery bombardment.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of massed
Verb
  • On a budget of just $15 million, Yamazaki assembled a visual effects team of just 35 artists to create 610 effects shots.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The machine’s roughly 80-ton tower was delivered in two sections and assembled on site.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • The winger’s two goals and near-third played a massive role in the 3-0 lead Sporting amassed just 15 minutes into its last match.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whitley amassed a 52-16 record and won two region titles at Creekside before taking over at Stockbridge.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of amassed
Verb
  • Kristin, a cool, calm, and collected crisis negotiator from the purple tribe, negotiates with Kilby, a game designer from Canada on the yellow tribe.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moving through the world with a little more intention and feeling a little more collected.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • With all those stars clumped together, even fainter globular clusters will typically be easier to spot than the smaller variety.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped?
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of clumped
Verb
  • He's shifted the entire orchestra closer to the front of the stage at David Geffen Hall and had their seats bunched closer together.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Harold’s men waded into water with their tunics bunched around their bare thighs.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunched
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“Embanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanked. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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