amassing

present participle of amass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of amassing Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 To weaponize this advantage, the 30 clubs have withheld roughly $75 million each in central-fund distributions, amassing a $2 billion liquidity holdback. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 For everyone else, there is the real-world practicum of amassing knowledge and experience that hopefully amounts to more than a shouting match over beer. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 Men like Lincoln, in selecting square plots on maps, weren’t joining communities so much as amassing commodities. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Irsay, who died last year, had spent decades amassing a collection that ranged from presidential documents and Jack Kerouac’s original typescript for On the Road to some of the most famous guitars in rock history. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The sophomore slot receiver from Austin came into the game fresh off the second 100-yard outing of his college career and now has three in his past five games after amassing 164 on Saturday. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 The video quickly went viral, amassing more than 1 million views and thousands of comments from viewers fascinated by her unconventional childhood. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 An elegant attacking batter, Ganguly scored 16 test and 22 one-day international centuries, amassing more than 18,000 runs across both formats. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amassing
Verb
  • And the pop star has been collecting some major co-signs along the way.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some laboratory tests might involve only the discomfort of a blood draw or the awkwardness of collecting a urine or stool sample, but others carry the possibility of physical harm.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Although still dealing with the aftermath of government funds flooding the economy AFTER the pandemic subsided, folks are still working and accumulating wealth — or blowing their paycheck — depending on one’s view of current income.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Mojo has become the modern poster child for that comedic sub-genre, while accumulating millions of views and widespread acclaim in the process.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mark Zuckerberg is also establishing a family compound Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $261 billion, has also been assembling a family compound in Palo Alto one house at a time.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After community outreach and a survey garnering more than 2,600 responses, city staff and a subcommittee composed of four city council members selected Union Plaza as its top recommendation to rename the park.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, OpenAI has reported other incidents of agents acting without authorization from humans, garnering concerns from AI safety advocates.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Amassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amassing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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