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
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  • The names are intermixed rather than grouped geographically, suggesting the indivisibility of Greater Hungary despite modern borders.
    — Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • El Salvador has made this form of collective trials possible under a July 2023 reform of its criminal code, which allows for those detained under the state of emergency to be grouped according to their gangs or territories.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • In Gaza City alone, around 25 million tons of debris have accumulated, Mohanna said.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Look for areas where dry, brown grass has accumulated on the lawn and use a rake to remove or de-thatch it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Russian sage tolerates dry soils, too, once established and is beautiful massed or used as edging.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
Definition of massed
Verb
  • Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • His seven Star Wars videos have attracted uniform praise across thousands of comments and amassed 2 million views.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Brattin amassed $113,972 as of March 31, having secured more from donors than anyone else in the field.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of amassed
Verb
  • Another instrument, the Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter, has collected data that has thrown New Horizon’s team a curveball, Brandt said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Our methodology To find the best business insurance for online and e-commerce companies, CNBC Select collected hundreds of data points on more than 10 companies offering business insurance.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 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 sides are also bunched together in the NWSL table, with Orlando in eighth place and ACFC a point behind in ninth position.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of bunched
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