embanking

verb

present participle of embank
as in accumulating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embanking
  1. accumulating
  2. grouping
  3. assembling
  4. amassing
  5. collecting
  6. massing
  7. conglomerating
  8. piling
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  • But foodborne illnesses from other outbreaks are accumulating quickly, too.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The sales mark a sharp shift for a company whose strategy has long centered on accumulating—not selling—Bitcoin.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • This time around, however, the tech giant is establishing parameters on mass arbitration by grouping them in batches of 25, 100, and 500, depending on the total number of claimants with similar issues.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Start small by grouping items by type, discarding excess, and using storage solutions to maintain order and functionality.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The project will add domestic capacity for assembling, integrating, and testing Wärtsilä engines used for ship propulsion and auxiliary power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia is assembling a $500 billion pot from a who’s who of Wall Street firms which will, in turn, backstop OpenAI’s lease of a SoftBank data center in Ohio and help startups rent access to Nvidia’s chips from CoreWeave.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Bronin took the other 25, amassing a 10,000-vote victory margin, 54%.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And oftentimes this president peddles misinformation as a means to other ends, like amassing more money for himself while holding on to his seat of power.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • Medical providers are collecting larger shares of what patients might owe at a time when rising deductibles mean patients are owing more for care.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Bogotá, Red Cross facilities were collecting aid that was being transported with support from the Colombian Aerospace Force.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • In October 1973, Israeli military intelligence had detailed reports of Egyptian and Syrian forces massing on the borders.
    — Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of massing
Verb
  • The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
    — Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of conglomerating
Verb
  • And for now, Huawei has compensated by piling more chips together.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The bodies start piling up – and business booms – but the growing enterprise puts the trio in the crosshairs of the powerful gangsters and underworld figures in the lawless border town of Saribgunj.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of piling
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