as in pressed
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as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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Verb
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The killings, prosecutors said, stemmed from a drug debt Escobedo accumulated from a cocaine trafficking operation.—
Darlene Superville,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Through 11 games, Brown has accumulated 56 catches for 946 yards and five touchdowns.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In a cruel irony, revelers had gathered to welcome a new beginning.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
4 Jan. 2025
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When that time eventually arrives, Claire accompanies Jamie to where his troops have been gathered.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Set in a busy and overcrowded emergency room in Pittsburgh, the show, Inkoo Kang argues, is actually a comfort watch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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People living in hotels or in overcrowded households with family or friends are also considered homeless but not by federal agencies.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2021
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The Emergency Operations Center is a large, bright room, with serried rows of wooden desks facing a wall of video screens.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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State of play: Downtown's heating up with concerts, free events and wall-to-wall basketball energy.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Select plants with dense habits and thick cover to outcompete weeds that germinate in these border plantings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Behind every large language model or real-time inference engine lies a dense web of data centers, chips, storage, and cooling infrastructure.—
Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Massed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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