amassed; amassing; amasses
1
: to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2
: to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details
: to come together : assemble
Dark clouds amassed over the city.
amasser
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They've amassed a wealth of information.
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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The TikTok clip has amassed over 423,000 views, 27,600 likes and 739 comments as of Tuesday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Nobody Wants This is still going strong, amassing another 2.4M views, putting it at No. 7.
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Per the streamer, Don’t Move amassed 28 million views for the week of October 28-November 3, which equates to 42.9 million viewing hours.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The episode has amassed nearly 45 million views on YouTube.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Nobody Wants This is still going strong, amassing another 2.4M views, putting it at No. 7.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Per the streamer, Don’t Move amassed 28 million views for the week of October 28-November 3, which equates to 42.9 million viewing hours.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The episode has amassed nearly 45 million views on YouTube.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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