massing

verb

present participle of mass
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. — 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
  1. accumulating
  2. gathering
  3. amassing
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  • Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Carried across and buried again, accumulating the same debt under a different name.
    — Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of accumulating
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  • By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • While one team spent 12 hours gathering information on potential victims in the area, the other worked actively on-site.
    — Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • News of the discovery prompted community outrage on social media, with the Facebook post amassing more than 1,200 reactions and comments as of July 13.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
  • Drafted as a running back, Hawthorne served mainly as a backup, amassing 527 career rushing yards and seven touchdowns.
    — Jim Barnes July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
Definition of amassing

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