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  1. (adverb) to fill or block in (the areas of unified colour, shade, etc) in a painting or drawing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One especially energetic kind of Pop III supernova, called a pair-instability supernova, can eject more than 100 times the Sun's mass in heavy elements during a single explosion.

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They will “change how we project power and generate mass in highly contested environments,” said Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff.

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More than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV held an open-air mass in the Spanish capital, the Vatican said.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Was that scorched mass in the corner her bed?

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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