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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk
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Recent Examples of amass
The Mexican streamer, who has amassed over 7 million subscribers on Twitch playing everything from Fortnite to Roblox, remembers being a young girl performing for her family at holidays and wanting to be a star.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Available in eight shades, including white, black, and silver, these peep-toe sandals have amassed hundreds of five-star ratings for their comfortable fit and flattering appearance.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
TikTok viewers flooded the comment section, offering their condolences to the family, and as of Tuesday, the clip amassed over 4.8 million views.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Malone, who led Denver to its first NBA championship two years ago, amassed a 510-394 (.564) record over 10 seasons with the Nuggets.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Available in eight shades, including white, black, and silver, these peep-toe sandals have amassed hundreds of five-star ratings for their comfortable fit and flattering appearance.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
TikTok viewers flooded the comment section, offering their condolences to the family, and as of Tuesday, the clip amassed over 4.8 million views.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Malone, who led Denver to its first NBA championship two years ago, amassed a 510-394 (.564) record over 10 seasons with the Nuggets.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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Healthcare institutions and insurers arguably collect the most sensitive information about you, including IDs, contact details, addresses and medical records.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The film collected another $17 million internationally for a galactic $42 million global tally over the weekend.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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The rookies this season accumulated 0.054 win shares per 48 minutes—the ninth lowest of the past 40 seasons, but still significantly above recent seasons such as 2014, 2015 and 2017, as well as the infamously unproductive 2001 cohort.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The defender never accumulated more than five sacks in a season at Georgia and often struggled to get around quality offensive tackles.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Two Saturdays ago, citizens and immigrants across the country gathered and marched — including tens of thousands in downtown Chicago and the suburbs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Homicide and crime scene personnel were gathering evidence and speaking with possible witnesses.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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Foreign companies producing goods in the U.S. are also affected, like Airbus, which assembles some of its narrow-body planes in Alabama, but relies on imports.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The mission will be the ninth crew mission to Tiangong, and the sixth visit since the three-module orbital outpost was fully assembled in October 2022.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, seasonal shades also garnered rave reviews.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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New Hampshire is also publicly tracking which of its districts sign, garnering praise from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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