amassing

verb

Definition of amassingnext
present participle of amass
1
as in collecting
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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2
as in accumulating
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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  1. accumulating
  2. assembling
  3. garnering
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  • Hepatic encephalopathy is confusion and behavioral changes caused by toxins accumulating in the brain.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In turn, more people are having to rely on credit cards to cover their daily expenses, leading to a cycle of accumulating debt.
    Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of accumulating
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  • Groove Botanicals plans to focus on assembling a portfolio of early-stage EV Battery Technologies and is seeking grants and corporate partners to commercialize these technologies.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • All new writers, a new showrunner and of course, at some point assembling a cast, which did not manifest before all this.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of assembling
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  • The results were an encouraging step toward the treatment garnering Food and Drug Administration approval.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004, garnering a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2014.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of garnering
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