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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Recent Examples of massed
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
These metals are refined on site, ingots poured and stacked, barrels upon barrels massed neatly at the river port, ready for shipping.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The compact form of 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia is well suited to patio containers and looks fabulous massed as a tall groundcover or natural hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
These metals are refined on site, ingots poured and stacked, barrels upon barrels massed neatly at the river port, ready for shipping.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massed
Verb
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Ezukanma only accumulated 22 yards on five catches during his time in Miami and could be an interesting practice squad candidate for a team that has already endured injuries at the position.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The organization had accumulated two households of items earlier this year.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Partner would be hard-pressed to find a bid at the five-level, so double covers many hands.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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If this becomes an annual event, the Chiefs and Battle Sports would be hard-pressed to find a better school to kick it off than Nebraska.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand.—
Rosanna Warren,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
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Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The circumstances in Sacramento mirror similar reports across the country that immigrants are being kept inside overcrowded and unsanitary offices for multiple days.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Ball State report notes that the adjacent Indiana Dunes State Park beach area is overcrowded at times.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 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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No one had lined us up in serried, uniform ranks, no one had demanded an oath or a membership—or anything more than the spirit of DIY.—
Jonathan Myerson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 May 2020
Adjective
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Voters should get ready to hunker down for wall-to-wall TV campaign commercials and social media pitches, drowning us in ugly opposition research.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The home also includes a separate bedroom and bathroom, with natural light streaming in through wall-to-wall, double-pane windows.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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On top of being a fantastic collectible card game that's always refreshing its mechanics, the dense multiverse-building and sprawling lore, the cards themselves are traditionally gorgeous to look at.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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