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
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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
  • Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The GEnx-2B has accumulated 24 million hours since entering service in 2011 on the Boeing 747-8.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • The Joint Force seeks a cost-effective, theater-range, massed, and modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to provide a flexible, operationally-responsive, risk-tolerant option in the air domain.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of massed
Verb
  • As Spain’s World Cup-winning heroes assembled on the podium, opponents Argentina, bedraggled and beaten, turned their backs.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The site where Americans learned to work with the last foreign future is where the next one is being assembled.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Supporters embraced the insult as a badge of resilience, turning it into a satirical political campaign that amassed more than 21 million Instagram followers in a few days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • In his four years as head coach, Setencich amassed a 24-20 record, including a 16-12 mark in Big Sky play.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 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
  • 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
  • Spain, England and Argentina are all a solid amount behind France in the odds, but are tightly bunched among themselves.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of bunched
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