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amassed
[ uh-mast ]
adjective
- gathered, collected, or accumulated, usually over time or from different sources:
Only one-fifth of the museum’s amassed collection is on display at any given time.
- having come together or assembled:
Looking out at the amassed crowd during the memorial service, he spoke about the friend whose life they were honoring.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of amass.
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Other Words From
- un·a·massed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amassed1
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Example Sentences
They have amassed a growing database of information on some 105,000 POWs.
By halftime a crowd of what appeared to be a few hundred people had amassed in the bitter cold.
Scans of many of these have been amassed by Vieira on his Facebook page, Stone Builders, Mound Builders and the Giants of Ancient.
Wiseman spent 12 weeks filming, and amassed 170 hours of tape.
Quinn lost his fortune after he amassed control of 25% of Anglo Irish Bank, which promptly went under in the 2007 financial crash.
He was a companion of Pizarro in his Peruvian expedition, and amassed great wealth; after which he became governor of Cuba.
A tailor having amassed a fortune by his trade, cut the shop and removed to the country, to live in dignified leisure.
The slave trade itself was very considerable and large fortunes were amassed in it .
And Rembrandt died insolvent, while Sir Godfrey amassed a fortune!
She spent freely and magnificently, but she amassed an enormous fund in reserve.
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