amass
verb (used with object)
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own.
is amassing
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present progressiveof amass (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us,” Cheney said in August 2002.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
This may be wishful thinking, as the end of the war is nowhere in sight and Russia is amassing more troops in the nearby town of Kupyansk.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
A company like X.AI, Munster said, could capitalize or build on the various areas of expertise Musk is amassing in other parts of his empire, such as with Tesla’s planned humanoid robot “Optimus.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Elon Musk is amassing the funds he needs to buy Twitter, selling $8.5 billion in Tesla stock this week, according to filings released on Thursday and Friday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
"The rest of the world is amassing wealth, and when the fruit is ripe then we Germans will pluck it"—this was their motto.
From The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon by Newell Dwight Hillis
