1
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
Reps for The Tonight Show shared that Williams' interview has already amassed 45 million views across the show's social and digital platforms.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
The richest 1% sent sailors on deadly voyages to amass fortunes, while leaving their fellow citizens among the poorest in Europe.
—Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Nacua amassed 1,718 yards receiving, second to only Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had 1,793 yards.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
After graduating from Richland, Rice played four seasons at SMU from 2019-22, amassing 233 receptions for 3,111 yards and 25 touchdowns.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock Police Department.—
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Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.—
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
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Higher elevations from West Virginia through the border of North Carolina and Tennessee can expect accumulating snow.—
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On Friday night, around 100 community members gathered on North Howard Street to pay respects to Renee Good while calling for justice.—
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Hundreds gathered near the Canopy Hotel, a Hilton property, Friday evening, according to a statement from the Minneapolis Police Department.—
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It’s being said, over and over and over, that the United States has assembled one of its best-ever speed skating teams.—
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Hashmi’s team are duly assembled – with cuts showing the team physically fighting their enemies in and around the airport.—
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The film garnered significant critical attention, receiving a nine-minute standing ovation on the Lido and later going on to win the inaugural International People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival.—
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When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.—
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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