as in accumulating
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 massing
In October 1973, Israeli military intelligence had detailed reports of Egyptian and Syrian forces massing on the borders.
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Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.
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Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Space plants three feet apart for massing in borders and beds or to plant a low hedge.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
Small clusters of troops from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands are massing for joint military exercises with Denmark.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
In November 2021, while massing troops along its border with Ukraine, Russia threatened to cripple GPS if NATO got in the way.
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Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Chief architect Ana Costa—working with Pedro Domingos and João Favila Meneses—designed the buildings with natural materials like wood and stone and kept massing low to follow the site’s topography.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
While sargassum plays an important ecological role in the open ocean, its massing onshore has become a serious problem.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
Among other things, the Intuitive Machines lander contains a mini data center, massing just 1 kilogram and containing 8 terabytes of SSD storage.
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Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Feb. 2025
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.
—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Space plants three feet apart for massing in borders and beds or to plant a low hedge.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
Small clusters of troops from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands are massing for joint military exercises with Denmark.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
In November 2021, while massing troops along its border with Ukraine, Russia threatened to cripple GPS if NATO got in the way.
—
Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Chief architect Ana Costa—working with Pedro Domingos and João Favila Meneses—designed the buildings with natural materials like wood and stone and kept massing low to follow the site’s topography.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
While sargassum plays an important ecological role in the open ocean, its massing onshore has become a serious problem.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
Among other things, the Intuitive Machines lander contains a mini data center, massing just 1 kilogram and containing 8 terabytes of SSD storage.
—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massing
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Less than 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, stress has been accumulating for more than a century along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems.
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The infrastructure gap, however, is already accumulating.
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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Third, amassing 46,000-plus five-star ratings is astounding, especially when many extol how long the ILNP nail polishes last.
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Students went on to found the Club America chapter, which quickly became one of the most popular groups at the school, amassing forty or fifty members.
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“Massing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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