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en masse

[ahn mas, en, ahn mas] / ɑn ˈmæs, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈmas /
ADJECTIVE
all at once
Synonyms
STRONGEST
altogether
WEAK
all in all all together as a body as a group as a whole as one bodily by and large ensemble generally in a body in a group in a mass jointly on the whole together
Antonyms
WEAK
one at a time singly
ADVERB
all together
Synonyms
WEAK
all at once as a body as a group as a whole as one collectively communally cooperatively en bloc ensemble in a group in chorus in unison jointly together unanimously unitedly wholly with one voice

Example Sentences

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Police just moved in en masse toward protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

But civilians are turning en masse to bitcoin, the world's leading cryptocurrency, which can be withdrawn from platforms and stored in personal wallets, beyond the authorities' reach.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

And it said the cancellation en masse of non-urgent care, such as knee and hip replacements, had a "debilitating effect" on patients' lives and mobility.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“If AI is eliminating tech jobs en masse, software engineering jobs should be crashing as AI is particularly good at writing code,” Kennedy wrote in an email prior to the release.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

The modern tourist industry, in the sense of people traveling en masse to a congenial spot and finding lots of diversions awaiting them when they got there, is essentially a White Mountains invention.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson