- present participle of amass.
amassing
Example Sentences
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Some experts have warned that amassing too much space junk around Earth could lead to a dangerous chain reaction of collisions known as the "Kessler syndrome."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Hollywood Reporter said, external a lower-quality version appeared on X on Sunday, and was removed two hours later after amassing almost 50,000 views.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
Meta is reportedly also considering getting into the cloud-computing business and leasing out some of the computing power it’s spent hundreds of billions of dollars amassing in the past few years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
History, government, religion, politics, and current events became his greatest interests, and during the thirty-three-year interval from his first Reykjavik stay to his second he spent most of his spare time reading and amassing knowledge.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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