masses 1 of 2

plural of mass

masses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mass
as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

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Noun
  • He is charged with capital murder in the July 13, 2024, mass shooting outside Trendsetters Lounge and Event Center that left four people dead and 10 others injured.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Virgo Since the planet of communication is giving you a chance to see matters differently, read between the lines to comprehend people’s motives.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • While no longer active, the rover is providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time in the region.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amyloid beta accumulates in your brain due to Alzheimer’s.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Back inside the main party space, a crowd formed not far from the entrance.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In December, a car crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, west of Berlin, that resulted in five deaths and left more than 200 people injured.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This, of course, is at a moment when Hollywood is desperate to make the theatrical moviegoing experience itself relatable again to a distracted public.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This era saw the emergence of boutiques and independent designers who contributed to a growing fashion-conscious public.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Construed as a pedagogical exercise more than entertainment, the film offers a deep reading into the complicated plurality of the populace that constitutes nations such as Germany.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Big questions remain about whether interventions that correct political meta-misperceptions can have lasting effects, or whether reducing polarization among the American populace is even enough when so many threats to democracy come from elites intent on sowing division.
    Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Following months of lies asserted by Trump and others about his loss, a mob of people stormed the building to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Indeed, some murders by mobs at the height of lynch law would include the wives and children of those accused.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Masses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masses. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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