amass
verb (used with object)
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own.
have been amassing
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present perfect progressiveof amass.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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More than a decade ago, Congress’s investigative arm warned that some insiders might have been amassing more in IRAs than the contribution limits allowed by using artificially low share prices to value startup holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Players, though, have been amassing what Scherzer, a top union representative, once called a “pretty good war chest” to help weather a work stoppage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
For months, thousands of men, women and children have been amassing at Belarus's western borders.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021
Massoud, in his op-ed, said that his fighters have been amassing arms and ammunition in recent years in anticipation of a Taliban return and that soldiers have also been arriving with their own weapons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021
We seemed to have been amassing enemies at a furious pace.
From Greenmantle by John Buchan
