en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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: in a body : as a whole
moved the inmates en masse to the new prison
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Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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What's Next Several changes could be on the way for SNAP recipients, as Republicans move en masse at a state and federal level to potentially restrict purchases on unhealthy foods.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Earlier this week, a federal judge allowed Mr. Trump's efforts to slash the federal workforce to continue, declining a request to halt the terminations of government employees en masse as part of a separate lawsuit from a group of labor unions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The power clan descended en masse for HBO's premiere last week (including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shriver and brother-in-law Pratt) and reviewed the first episode on social media.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
That alone is worth celebrating, preferably en masse with the rest of the Bridget faithful, which makes the choice to not release the film in U.S. theaters so terribly painful (the rest of the world will get it in theaters).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Earlier this week, a federal judge allowed Mr. Trump's efforts to slash the federal workforce to continue, declining a request to halt the terminations of government employees en masse as part of a separate lawsuit from a group of labor unions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The power clan descended en masse for HBO's premiere last week (including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shriver and brother-in-law Pratt) and reviewed the first episode on social media.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
That alone is worth celebrating, preferably en masse with the rest of the Bridget faithful, which makes the choice to not release the film in U.S. theaters so terribly painful (the rest of the world will get it in theaters).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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: in a body : as a whole
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