en masse
adverb
äⁿ(n)-ˈmas 
-ˈmäs
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-ˈmäs
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: in a body : as a whole
moved the inmates en masse to the new prison
Examples of en masse in a Sentence
Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.
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People became ill en masse, especially in cities, dying miserable deaths by the thousands.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That marked a record for daily net inflows into Nvidia as mom-and-pop investors bucked their institutional counterparts, who dumped the stock en masse.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
After traders sold off global technology stocks en masse Monday on news of a Chinese artificial intelligence competitor, some aren’t too concerned with DeepSeek’s seemingly meteoric rise.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
Major airlines are adding new routes en masse—at least 35 in all—for an increase of 7,000 seats per day over the Atlantic this summer compared to the same period in 2024, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That marked a record for daily net inflows into Nvidia as mom-and-pop investors bucked their institutional counterparts, who dumped the stock en masse.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
After traders sold off global technology stocks en masse Monday on news of a Chinese artificial intelligence competitor, some aren’t too concerned with DeepSeek’s seemingly meteoric rise.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
Major airlines are adding new routes en masse—at least 35 in all—for an increase of 7,000 seats per day over the Atlantic this summer compared to the same period in 2024, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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“En masse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20masse. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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: in a body : as a whole
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