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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
Klein spent the four decades leading up to his 2001 death amassing what has long been considered one of the world’s greatest secret car collections.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Since then, Peanut has won over the internet's hearts, amassing 537,000 followers on his Instagram page run by Longo.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The pop-ups amass thousands of customers and bring in hundreds of thousands dollars in sales.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Over the years, his account has amassed 157,000 followers on Instagram and more than 470,000 on TikTok.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Since then, Peanut has won over the internet's hearts, amassing 537,000 followers on his Instagram page run by Longo.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The pop-ups amass thousands of customers and bring in hundreds of thousands dollars in sales.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Over the years, his account has amassed 157,000 followers on Instagram and more than 470,000 on TikTok.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The filing also details ongoing legal proceedings with the Vivos Group, including arbitration awards and the appointment of a receiver to collect damages.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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In October, cities such as Newark, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and Norfolk, Virginia, recorded no rain at all, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center, which collects precipitation data across the country.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Over his four-year major-league career, Kim has accumulated 48 defensive runs saved — 24 at shortstop, 15 at second base, nine at third base — and 78 steals.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Arizona’s major utilities are projecting sizable growth in power demand in coming years and have been adding solar, wind and natural-gas generating capacity as well as battery-storage complexes that accumulate power during low-demand morning hours for release later in the day and at night.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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What’s needed next is a community of amateur radio astronomers who can begin gathering data that will complement the work of their professional colleagues, just as amateur astronomers working in the visible part of the spectrum have done for hundreds of years.The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The rating labels schools and districts earn should be changed to be easier for the public to understand, but that should be done after research and gathering public feedback.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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To prove it, Jeff brings out an exact copy of the immunity necklace, the one that a member of Hordak’s Horde seemingly assembled in an assault on all retinas everywhere.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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All of these parts were assembled on a Praxis Wetbench chassis, and all tests were performed inside Windows 11 Pro with the latest updates installed.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The measures regarding strengthening rent control protections and charter cleanup items garnered more support from voters, according to early results.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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