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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 massed
Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
The compact form of 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia is well suited to patio containers and looks fabulous massed as a tall groundcover or natural hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
These metals are refined on site, ingots poured and stacked, barrels upon barrels massed neatly at the river port, ready for shipping.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
State troopers massed around him; later, he was led out of the capitol in handcuffs.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
The compact form of 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia is well suited to patio containers and looks fabulous massed as a tall groundcover or natural hedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
These metals are refined on site, ingots poured and stacked, barrels upon barrels massed neatly at the river port, ready for shipping.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massed
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Software-defined The Neue Klasse is a clean-sheet design, and BMW has used this as an opportunity to clear out the legacy cruft that has accumulated over the years.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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By the end, Sabalenka had accumulated more than twice as many winners as Pegula, 43-21.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Partner would be hard-pressed to find a bid at the five-level, so double covers many hands.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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If this becomes an annual event, the Chiefs and Battle Sports would be hard-pressed to find a better school to kick it off than Nebraska.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand.—
Rosanna Warren,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
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Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The circumstances in Sacramento mirror similar reports across the country that immigrants are being kept inside overcrowded and unsanitary offices for multiple days.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Ball State report notes that the adjacent Indiana Dunes State Park beach area is overcrowded at times.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2021
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No one had lined us up in serried, uniform ranks, no one had demanded an oath or a membership—or anything more than the spirit of DIY.—
Jonathan Myerson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 May 2020
Adjective
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Get in the game with wall-to-wall college football coverage on Fubo.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Terrifier maze was awesome with wall-to-wall scares, extreme gore and grisly kills in every scene.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Goldens typically have longer, wavier coats, while Labs have shorter, dense double coats.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Available in just about every color of the rainbow, the flower heads range from tight buttons and dense domes to soft, feathery blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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