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
noun
Examples of amass in a Sentence
They've amassed a wealth of information.
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk's purge of the U.S. government under President Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world's richest man.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
The 18th edition of the wildly popular cricket tournament kicked off with unprecedented audience numbers, amassing 49.56 billion minutes of cumulative watch time across JioHotstar‘s streaming platform and the Star Sports Network.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Senior shooting guard Will Richard racked up 15 points, four rebounds and three steals, graduate student shooting guard Alijah Martin amassed 14 points and seven rebounds, and All-American first-team point guard and senior Walter Clayton Jr. had 13 points and four assists.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
TikTok is flooded with videos, many of which have amassed hundreds of thousands of views, where servers are recruited to prank unsuspecting customers by taking their food away in the middle of their meal.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
The 18th edition of the wildly popular cricket tournament kicked off with unprecedented audience numbers, amassing 49.56 billion minutes of cumulative watch time across JioHotstar‘s streaming platform and the Star Sports Network.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Senior shooting guard Will Richard racked up 15 points, four rebounds and three steals, graduate student shooting guard Alijah Martin amassed 14 points and seven rebounds, and All-American first-team point guard and senior Walter Clayton Jr. had 13 points and four assists.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
TikTok is flooded with videos, many of which have amassed hundreds of thousands of views, where servers are recruited to prank unsuspecting customers by taking their food away in the middle of their meal.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amass
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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