Tuesday word: En Masse
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Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2024
En Masse (noun)
en masse [ahn mas, en; French ahn mas]
adverb
1. in a mass; all together; as a group: The people rushed to the gate en masse.
Idioms and Phrases
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol . This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.
Related Words
altogether
See synonyms for En Masse on Thesaurus.com
Origin: Borrowed into English from French around 1795–1805
Example Sentences
They pulled up in unmarked cars and on motorcycles, appearing en masse out of the darkness.
From The Daily Beast
The Internet cool kids are, of course, rallying against Swift en masse.
From The Daily Beast
But if word of the mission reached the city, there was a risk that the hostages would be executed en masse.
From The Daily Beast
For women who are attacked en masse, this new reporting system will save substantial time and energy.
From The Daily Beast
Editors were apoplectic, and they showed it by quitting en masse, leaving Mays to pick up the pieces.
From The Daily Beast
En Masse (noun)
en masse [ahn mas, en; French ahn mas]
adverb
1. in a mass; all together; as a group: The people rushed to the gate en masse.
Idioms and Phrases
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol . This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.
Related Words
altogether
See synonyms for En Masse on Thesaurus.com
Origin: Borrowed into English from French around 1795–1805
Example Sentences
They pulled up in unmarked cars and on motorcycles, appearing en masse out of the darkness.
From The Daily Beast
The Internet cool kids are, of course, rallying against Swift en masse.
From The Daily Beast
But if word of the mission reached the city, there was a risk that the hostages would be executed en masse.
From The Daily Beast
For women who are attacked en masse, this new reporting system will save substantial time and energy.
From The Daily Beast
Editors were apoplectic, and they showed it by quitting en masse, leaving Mays to pick up the pieces.
From The Daily Beast