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as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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Verb
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The killings, prosecutors said, stemmed from a drug debt Escobedo accumulated from a cocaine trafficking operation.—
Darlene Superville,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Through 11 games, Brown has accumulated 56 catches for 946 yards and five touchdowns.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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When that time eventually arrives, Claire accompanies Jamie to where his troops have been gathered.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Pouch bag debuted at the label’s spring/summer 2020 collection, and its minimalist design featured a supple calfskin leather gently folded and gathered like a dumpling.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Only a tenth of those with a household income of under $50,000 cite overcrowded schedules, but once income reaches $250,000, the figure climbs to 18 percent.—
Janet Arzt,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Still, some experts warn that an overcrowded job market could leave many new graduates struggling to find employment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2021
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The Emergency Operations Center is a large, bright room, with serried rows of wooden desks facing a wall of video screens.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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Along with betting on wall-to-wall college basketball, bettors on FanDuel and other leading U.S. online sportsbooks are adding popular Same Game Parlays and transforming their brackets into bets.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The home office has wall-to-wall windows that look out over a beautiful large back yard that is totally fenced in, There is a balcony area on the second floor, and a reading area that is really different.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That hypothetical journey would have faced formidable obstacles including mountains, rivers and dense forests, and may have taken about eight months.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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