as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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These shipments have skirted until now not only his new tariffs, including a 10 percent tax on all goods from China, but also many other tariffs that have accumulated over the years.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Late socialite and multi-hyphenate Gloria Vanderbilt was born into the uppermost echelons of American society during the 1920s, inheriting her family’s vast wealth and influence accumulated during the Gilded Age via the railroad and shipping industries.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Wildlife officials tossed thousands of pounds of lettuce into the water next to the power plant as hungry manatees gathered.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the end, the several dozen men gathered in the centuries-old house to pledge their allegiance to Shoufi's militia, whooping and singing while performing a battle version of a celebratory dance.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This week, Ben and Max bring on the Morning Edition host to talk about NPR’s battle with the Trump administration, the role of public radio in an overcrowded media landscape, and why local journalism matters more than ever.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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The park was created after a large fire in 1835 devastated an overcrowded tenement on the site.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2021
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The Emergency Operations Center is a large, bright room, with serried rows of wooden desks facing a wall of video screens.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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The wall-to-wall sliding glass door and the double-pane glass windows throughout offer plenty of natural light, making the home feel open and airy.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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The scale of the archive is enormous: an entire room of wall-to-wall audio reels.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside Denmark's capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scanned the horizon for threats.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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These waves are often emitted by cold, dense regions of space, like the TMC-1, where new stars and complex organic molecules can form.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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