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
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
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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The seventh selection from the 2019 draft was supposed to be a literal centrepiece for a Sabres team that spent years accumulating talent through the draft, having drafted Rasmus Dahlin first in 2018 and still having top picks Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart on their roster.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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About half of Constellation’s US customers are Hispanic, and some have stopped going out to restaurants and gathering in large groups out of fear of being swept up in deportations, CEO Bill Newlands previously said.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the Bucket List Family brand has launched an Instagram and a YouTube channel, amassing millions of followers across platforms.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The video highlighting Saylor’s unusual response has proven popular on social media, amassing over 800,000 views already.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Massing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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