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
Verb
  • The continent is releasing higher levels of mercury into the ocean and marine ecosystem because of climate change, and the toxic metal is accumulating in the region’s wildlife, causing health problems in the food chain.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This policy may be funded over a period aligned with the mortgage term, while accumulating cash value.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The team highlighted that the NSWC Corona controls and ships gages to the defense industrial base partners responsible for manufacturing and assembling the Trident missile.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • After heeding the call for volunteers and spent the next year assembling a team of family and students to capture the Great American Eclipse of 2024.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Tabansi, a tackle, and Wayburn, a guard, were multi-year starters at Buffalo and UConn, respectively, amassing more than 2,200 offensive snaps.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In June, Baumeyer launched 20-0, an online game that lets players draft a fantasy team from varying eras in gridiron history in hopes of amassing a score worthy of a perfect season.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • Before Monday, Eldridge had played first base in each of the Giants’ last 11 games, committing just one error and collecting nine assists.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The center of excellence focused on institutionalizing best practices, training service members and collecting data on civilian harm.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 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
  • This prevents electricity from piling up in one vulnerable spot when the transistor switches off, allowing the electric field to spread more evenly.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But the host Thunderwolves started piling up points in the second half and that was that.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of piling
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“Embanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanking. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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