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as in populace
masses plural
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich
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as in loads
a considerable amount
I have a mass of work to do tonight
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as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject
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as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal
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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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as in reciprocal
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Recent Examples of mass
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with mass layoffs across government, but said the high court wasn’t expressing its legal views on any specific agency’s cuts.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 8 July 2025
The importance of maintaining muscle mass is about more than aesthetics; adequate strength for your body is crucial for your body in terms of mobility, metabolizing glucose, pumping blood and maintaining the cardiovascular system and even in cognitive health.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Video showed dozens of LAPD officers massed in a skirmish line across the street from the mob, gripping black and green riot guns that fire foam rounds.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The mass federal layoffs are being challenged by a group of unions, non-profits and local governments who argued the administration can't make such sweeping changes without Congress.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with mass layoffs across government, but said the high court wasn’t expressing its legal views on any specific agency’s cuts.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Verb
The economists find that pro-gun PACs increase spending only really in congressional districts that see fatal school shootings, not nonfatal school shootings or other mass shootings.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 8 July 2025
The importance of maintaining muscle mass is about more than aesthetics; adequate strength for your body is crucial for your body in terms of mobility, metabolizing glucose, pumping blood and maintaining the cardiovascular system and even in cognitive health.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
Trump is actively harming our ability to make the batteries and other tech that are needed to mass produce drones like the ones Ukraine unleashed on Russia.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Video showed dozens of LAPD officers massed in a skirmish line across the street from the mob, gripping black and green riot guns that fire foam rounds.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mass
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Even before the expiration of the war's longest ceasefire in March, Trump has repeatedly issued dramatic ultimatums to pressure Hamas to agree to longer pauses in the fighting that would see the release of more hostages and a return of more aid to Gaza's civilian populace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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The 2020 Pew study found that Reform Jews are 37% of the American Jewish populace, followed by Jews that claim no particular branch — 32% —and then Conservatives at 17% .—
Michael Weissenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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On July 7, Segura’s body was found in the river in what officers said was an accidental drowning.—
Paloma Chavez
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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The sister's bodies were found together 15 miles downriver, CBS Texas reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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Woods has provided input on design and features, as well as significant feedback on aspects of the polos such as weight, collar stays, buttons, water absorbency, and fit.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Relationships aren’t always 50/50 either—at times one partner may carry more weight than the other, and that extends to parenting too.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Much of that gold moves through JFK International Airport, either bound for or coming from Switzerland, where a majority of the world’s gold is processed.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Last season, before the final home series, Getz spoke to a throng of media inside the tunnels of Rate Field in Chicago.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Along with the headline-grabbing job culls in the federal government which began earlier this year, a throng of companies have already laid off workers so far in 2025, including Microsoft, UPS, Dell, BP and others.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Verb
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In France, Gauguin had accumulated a small band of acolytes devoted to his iconoclastic paintings saturated with color and symbolism.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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To prolong its effects, people develop habits and with time, those habits accumulate into long-term consequences.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The dollar is coming off its worst first half of a year in over 50 years , and has fallen more than 6% since April 2 when the President announced ‘reciprocal tariffs’.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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But the new direction, in which a three-month visa will only allow for a single entry, is part of a wider review of the US’s policy on issuing reciprocal non-immigrant visas, the State Department said.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
9 July 2025
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Carlyle took United Defense public in 2001 and fully exited in 2004, making more than $1 billion in profit.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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The victim was identified through genealogy, and the coroner’s office is waiting on a final report from a private lab before making his ID public, Jellison said.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mass. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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