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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
a crowd gathered around the street musician ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting
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as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation
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as in to gain
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gather
About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Firefighters, who had gathered to clear the accumulating snow, narrowly escaped as the structure gave way.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The trend has been squarely rising for the past decade, gathering pace in the pandemic, to become a defining way to travel for wealthy privacy-hunters and families looking for a hyper-luxe set-up to fly and flop across the generations.
—Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Firefighters, who had gathered to clear the accumulating snow, narrowly escaped as the structure gave way.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The trend has been squarely rising for the past decade, gathering pace in the pandemic, to become a defining way to travel for wealthy privacy-hunters and families looking for a hyper-luxe set-up to fly and flop across the generations.
—Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gather
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But county governments also collect income taxes, and a tax break for lower-income Marylanders would deal a blow to some counties’ budgets.—
Paul Kiefer,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Wilson, 49, was found dead the next day, but Jones could not be located, even as his wallet, shoes and other personal belongings were collected.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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This is because the grapes are harvested, fermented, and bottled when ‘young’ – usually within 3 to 6 months.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Space visionaries have long imagined that precious metals could be abundantly harvested from the rocks flying aimlessly through our solar system — providing nearly bottomless access to resources that can be rare and environmentally destructive to obtain on our home planet.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Artists, tastemakers and executives converged in Kingston, Jamaica February 19 through 23, 2025 for the third annual Island Music Conference (IMC).—
Janeé Bolden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is more common in people with obesity and happens when fat accumulates in the liver.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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As on land, any monetary winnings in casinos at sea are ultimately up to chance (though points will accumulate based on their set earnings rates regardless).—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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In February, the overall government sector gained only 11,000 jobs, the lowest monthly total since April 2024.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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In related hiring, transportation and warehousing employment gained 18,000 jobs in February.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Mar. 2025
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That plan may preclude the Astros from summoning Smith to the major leagues for the remainder of 2025.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The team summons Baltazar and Chipembere, who confirm that it was kept near the urn.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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While fewer people watch the broadcast networks’ evening newscasts than the group that assembled to see past anchors like Walter Cronkite or Tom Brokaw, the shows still attract a sizable crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Gather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gather. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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