massed
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Last week, around 1,200 boats massed in two parallel lines further east of the January and December events and held their positions for about 30 hours, Wang said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Tens of thousands of allied troops were massed on Iraq and Kuwait's borders for the ground war, which was still nine days away.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Like the British troops who readily acknowledged the “pluck” of the Dervishes, Mr. Hart is impressed by their willingness to face the massed firepower of rifles, machine guns and artillery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
He has also massed 25,000 soldiers near Colombia, a likely vector for infiltration.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
When Annabella, testing the water with her stick, nodded, she emptied the massed blossoms into the pot.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
