the mass of

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: the main part of (something)
The mass of the iceberg is below the surface of the water.
His policies are supported by the (great/broad) mass of the people.

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Footage of the mass of migrants storming the territory of just 84,000 people sparked a national crisis, and Madrid’s socialist government has struggled to contain it. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 United Nations reports have found that between 2000 and 2019, glaciers lost 267 gigatons of ice per year, roughly equivalent to the mass of 46,500 Great Pyramids of Giza. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The exoplanet orbits the star HD 176071 located around 335 light-years away, and is about two and a half times the size of Earth, but has about eight and a half times the mass of our planet. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Auriga can, for example, alter launch velocity depending on the mass of the projectile, the required range and the type of target being engaged. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the mass of

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“The mass of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mass%20of. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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