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to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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Recent Examples of massed
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
18 June 2026
The King, 77, led members of his family in taking in the sights and cheers of the crowd massed below as Trooping the Colour had its grand finale on Saturday, June 13.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Touch of Gold® Holly makes an eye-catching accent in borders and can be massed as a low hedge or tall groundcover.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Thousands more were massed outside the gates.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Soldiers massed around Central, crossing rifles to prevent the Black students, who would soon be immortalized as the Little Rock Nine, from entering the grounds.
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Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
The nectar plants should be massed together in groups of three and five by color.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
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Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, Orban's supporters had massed in front of parliament on the country's annual commemoration of its 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule.
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Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
China’s military has unveiled a combat drone converted from a Soviet–era fighter jet, a development that could enable massed drone attacks in any future conflict over Taiwan.
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Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Even hours after the attack, plumes of black smoke massed along the Moscow skyline - and all four of the city's airports suspended operations for much of the day.
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Charles Maynes,
NPR,
18 June 2026
The King, 77, led members of his family in taking in the sights and cheers of the crowd massed below as Trooping the Colour had its grand finale on Saturday, June 13.
—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Touch of Gold® Holly makes an eye-catching accent in borders and can be massed as a low hedge or tall groundcover.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Thousands more were massed outside the gates.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Soldiers massed around Central, crossing rifles to prevent the Black students, who would soon be immortalized as the Little Rock Nine, from entering the grounds.
—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
The nectar plants should be massed together in groups of three and five by color.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, Orban's supporters had massed in front of parliament on the country's annual commemoration of its 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule.
—
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massed
Adjective
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Not all fashions from the Roman Empire stand up to present scrutiny—you’d be hard pressed to find a toga worn anywhere but a frat party, for instance.
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In heat waves, Aid stations could be hard-pressed to manage everyone affected.
Verb
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The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
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Once those inflated bills went unpaid, interest, penalties and fees accumulated, often ending in tax foreclosure.
Adjective
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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Garnish with more crushed red pepper and fresh oregano.
Verb
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
Adjective
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But an overcrowded market with little demand has created problems for many to turn a viable return on investment.
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Some of the high school’s current learning spaces are too small and overcrowded, don’t meet accessibility requirements or sound-safety standards and lack storage space and practice rooms.
Adjective
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The roads of New Orleans are cluttered with serried ranks of billboards touting the services of personal-injury lawyers.
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New York must do better than its usual serried towers and clunky blocks; a new cast of leaders can look abroad to figure out how.
Adjective
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That probably was evident from the wall-to-wall FIFA imagery at Kansas City International Airport, which by all indications is dressed up for the World Cup unlike any others in the United States.
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The bar offers wall-to-wall TVs, food, drinks and game day specials.
Adjective
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More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.
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For ultimate comfort, the loveseat and chairs also include dense foam cushions wrapped in smooth polyester.
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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