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verb

past tense of amass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of amassed
Verb
As the hurricane nears the shore, strong winds push that amassed water toward the coast. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The former has amassed more than six million views on YouTube, with the latter surpassing two million. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 This newest update to the Uerzell comes at a busy time for Birkenstock, which has amassed quite an active release calendar. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The 82-year-old tech billionaire owns roughly 98 percent of Hawaii’s Lanai, along with two Four Seasons resorts, and has amassed a string of homes along Malibu’s Carbon Beach. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 The $1 billion that Republicans have amassed compares with roughly $579 million held by a comparable collection of major Democratic groups. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 The comment has amassed more than 34,000 likes, while Bruno’s post itself has north of a million. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has amassed 64 credits care of his DirecTV and Nationwide commitments. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassed
Adjective
  • If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.
    — ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers collected stool samples from more than 170 people before and after a second or third dose of a COVID vaccine.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For larger donations, which usually arrive on pallets, brands pay per pound, after Fabscrap has collected and weighed the donations.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The video went up a week ago and has accumulated more than 9,000 likes, 300 shares, and 72 comments.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Across her career, Crow has accumulated 19 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including four top 10s.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In one of those roles, the chair assembled a formal transition committee that met with me throughout my first six months.
    — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Kim assembled a nine-person team, including an animation art director and a music director.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Eisenberg’s film garnered considerable laughs — and applause — from the theater-going crowd at its starry NYFF screening that saw Eisenberg, the cast, producer Emma Stone and even Claire Danes in attendance.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Her distinctive essays, prose and poetry, in which the ancient and modern live side-by-side, have garnered her critical acclaim.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Amassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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