amassing

verb

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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Recent Examples of amassing Instead, the video took off, amassing more than 500,000 views and thousands of comments. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Paschke, meanwhile, laid down roots in Los Angeles, maintaining a relationship with Williams and amassing a sizable catalog as a working musician. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 June 2026 With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Now, after amassing giant followings on social networks, those creators are parlaying their success into starring, showrunning, and directing roles in more traditional corners of Hollywood. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Third, amassing 46,000-plus five-star ratings is astounding, especially when many extol how long the ILNP nail polishes last. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 22 June 2026 Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 June 2026 An Associated Press camera outside the arena showed a long line of black SUVs dropping off wedding-goers in tuxedos and evening gowns, surrounded by New Yorkers in shorts and Swifties amassing for the occasion. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassing
  1. collecting
  2. accumulating
  3. assembling
  4. gathering
  5. garnering
Verb
  • At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
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  • More women are inheriting wealth, accumulating it earlier and making investment decisions independently.
    — Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • And while the images of crowded fountains and shuttered schools dominate the headlines, the economic damage is already accumulating in ways most employers and policymakers have barely begun to reckon with.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Each item has a domestic value of 70 percent or more, making the cut based on the FTC’s parameters and garnering an impressive fan club of New Balance loyalists who prefer shopping local.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of garnering

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