embanked

verb

past tense of embank
as in grouped

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  1. grouped
  2. accumulated
  3. massed
  4. assembled
  5. amassed
  6. collected
  7. clumped
  8. bunched
Verb
  • Many of the films are grouped according to a theme—sci-fi, documentary, fantasy—but much of the broadcast is contextless.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Bregman has accumulated more than 5,000 at-bats across his major-league career, and none of those moments happened during a rebuilding period.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • This tall plant works well at the back of borders or massed in woodland, meadow, and coastal gardens.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The low block—where teams massed defenders rigidly behind the ball—not so much.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of massed
Verb
  • The International Association of Assessing Officers has assembled a task force to study the issue.
    — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The platform offers a window into how earning a living can increasingly be assembled from different sources rather than tied entirely to one employer.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Her account, @dramafreediaries on TikTok and Instagram, has amassed 100 million views and 500,000 followers across several social media platforms since her first post in January.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Oscar winner joined Instagram in April and has since amassed 6 million followers.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of amassed
Verb
  • William Bethel, 28, and Justin Booth, 23, have 40 guilty pleas combined because of evidence collected at Three Creeks Metro Park where hunting is not allowed.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The test subjects were collected in Stockton, and a local marina there will be the first site to test zequanox on golden mussels in the wild this fall.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped?
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • The same is true if the entire jar seems overly hardened or clumped into a solid mass.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Definition of clumped
Verb
  • The designer believes that the gown got bunched up during Diana’s carriage ride to the church.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • Skylrk Slouchy Socks bunched above a pair of unreleased Matter Daddy sneakers in the Latte colorway, while Speed Demon sunglasses in Jet supplied the narrow black frames.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of bunched
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