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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a great gathering of dust under the bed
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as in brewing
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as in collecting
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 harvesting
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 converging
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 deriving
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 accumulating
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 gaining
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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as in summoning
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers
gathered the strength to finish the marathon
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Recent Examples of gathering
Daily News, 23 May 2026
At Orla, the Beach Club Brunch channels the Mediterranean into a lingering weekend gathering.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Indeed, one of the best parts of summertime might be gathering outdoors for backyard cookouts and sharing those meals together.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
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Noun
By Michelle Edgar On Friday night, as the sun sets over the Santa Monica Mountains and darkness settles across Coldwater Canyon Park, visitors gathered for something that feels part concert, part community gathering, and part outdoor classroom.
—Daily News, 23 May 2026
At Orla, the Beach Club Brunch channels the Mediterranean into a lingering weekend gathering.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Verb
More importantly, the Big Ten is increasingly gathering allies.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Indeed, one of the best parts of summertime might be gathering outdoors for backyard cookouts and sharing those meals together.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
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Airbus has pointed to ongoing supply chain disruptions affecting its A350 production program, including aircraft interior components and fuselage assemblies from the former Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in North Carolina.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The workshop space itself is filled with fantastical creatures in various stages of assembly.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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This is the first year that the Nationals have engaged in formal meetings like these.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Heavy dust and grime accumulation was observed on the fan guards in the walk-in refrigerator.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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With each day, another cause of the fluid accumulation was ruled out, and one was becoming more and more apparent.—
Amy Kimmel,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, less than a week after touching down in the Bay, the Valkyries are ready to start collecting on their investment.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Once in the air, the dandelion drones would transmit data via radio signals, collecting readings on humidity, temperature and eventually creating a blueprint of the entire tunnel system.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Matthews has been harvesting vegetables in her backyard for 15 years.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
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Farm to table has pushed restaurants toward seasonal, rotating menus that change based on what local producers are harvesting.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The Disney subsidiary behind Doomsday is called For All Time Productions UK in a nod to its theme of converging timelines.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Verb
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But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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