en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-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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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Yes, God of War Ascension had multiplayer in 2012, but that hardly seems like the model for something people would want en masse now, and there’s probably a reason GoW never had that again.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Other Big Stories Image TikTok users are migrating en masse to the Chinese app RedNote.
Cancer rates are rising among young and middle-aged women.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
However, as the universe continued to cool, more neutral hydrogen atoms formed and began absorbing photons en masse.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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en masse
adverb
: in a body : as a whole
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