en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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-ˈmäs
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: in a body : as a whole
moved the inmates en masse to the new prison
Examples of en masse in a Sentence
Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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Just six months ago, OpenAI was a model of unity as hundreds of employees and managers threatened to quit the startup en masse unless cofounder Sam Altman was rehired as CEO.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Their concern is not that the city’s Black voters will gravitate en masse toward Mr. Trump, but that too many of them, apathetic about their choices, might simply stay home.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Their concern is not that the city’s Black voters will gravitate en masse toward Mr. Trump, but that too many of them, apathetic about their choices, might simply stay home.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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en masse
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: in a body : as a whole
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