1
as in collecting
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 accumulating
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 amassing
After inadvertently amassing a network of specialized experts, the startup has pivoted to hiring highly skilled professionals to train AI models.
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The video, shared to a TikTok account dedicated to 5-year-old Bowie @nycgolden, quickly went viral, amassing over 804,000 views.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Within days, the video went viral, amassing nearly one million views and over 3,600 comments.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Rather than eschewing soft power, though, Russia began amassing its own.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Russian forces invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
After amassing a worldwide box office of more than $631 million, the super family returned to the big screen 14 years later in The Incredibles 2.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
But, again, the hard-to-predict Panthers pounced on Fields and Taylor, amassing six sacks on 13 drives.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Social media consumers are accustomed to blurry, low-quality cellphone videos amassing millions of views, often outperforming polished content.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The video, shared to a TikTok account dedicated to 5-year-old Bowie @nycgolden, quickly went viral, amassing over 804,000 views.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Within days, the video went viral, amassing nearly one million views and over 3,600 comments.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Rather than eschewing soft power, though, Russia began amassing its own.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Russian forces invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
After amassing a worldwide box office of more than $631 million, the super family returned to the big screen 14 years later in The Incredibles 2.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
But, again, the hard-to-predict Panthers pounced on Fields and Taylor, amassing six sacks on 13 drives.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Social media consumers are accustomed to blurry, low-quality cellphone videos amassing millions of views, often outperforming polished content.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassing
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The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Facebook posts have been circulating about collecting donations for the affected seniors.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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By accumulating additional passports, families can maintain their lives in America while securing a Plan B in their back pocket.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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How Often to Clean Your Range Hood Cleaning your range hood once a month prevents grease from accumulating.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Colvert, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, created the group to restore normalcy for teen girls affected by the devastating California wildfire, gathering beauty products, clothes and other personal supplies in a call that went viral.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Allie’s reel has gone viral on Instagram, garnering over 1 million views.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Democrats, meanwhile, fared slightly worse, garnering a 37% approval rating.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Amassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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