embanked

verb

Definition of embankednext
past tense of embank
as in grouped

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  1. accumulated
  2. assembled
  3. amassed
  4. bunched
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  • Transfer tight end Zach Atkins, 6-5 and 245 pounds, of Division II Northwest Missouri State, has accumulated scholarship offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, California, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Houston, West Virginia and numerous others.
    Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In his palace and office, in his private home, discovering the wealth that the Assad regime accumulated over decades in power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of accumulated
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  • They are assembled from parts bought separately or even 3D-printed.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The filmmakers assembled an unprecedented data base of Kahlo’s writings, collected from sources around the globe.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assembled
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  • And yet during that time, Posen had amassed an enormous amount of experience.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In last Sunday’s 38-13 victory over the Chicago Bears, the 49ers amassed seven sacks.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of amassed
Verb
  • Only 13 of these wildlife portals exist in the study area stretching 102 miles, and they are bunched around San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge east of Douglas and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area southeast of Sierra Vista.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • So Yates turned instead to draped silk gowns and bunched, Middle European–style cloaks for the aging princess, largely inspired by garments in 19th-century artworks by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a Dutch painter of classical subjects.
    Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of bunched
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