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Recent Examples of glean
Similarly, Evo was trained (opens a new tab) on large volumes of DNA — 300 billion base pairs from 2.7 million bacterial, archaeal and viral genomes — to glean functional information from stretches of DNA that a user inputs as prompts.
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The Bulls are highly motivated to complete a series of trades this week, which means being malleable with contracts to glean as much draft capital and salary-cap flexibility as possible.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot can be gleaned from the position a dog chooses to sleep in too.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
This time around, scientists were also able to combine more than 20,000 pictures gleaned from drones and conventional photography to create 3D models of the site.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The Bulls are highly motivated to complete a series of trades this week, which means being malleable with contracts to glean as much draft capital and salary-cap flexibility as possible.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot can be gleaned from the position a dog chooses to sleep in too.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
This time around, scientists were also able to combine more than 20,000 pictures gleaned from drones and conventional photography to create 3D models of the site.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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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
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In Wednesday’s takeover, a Barnard worker closed the entrance to Milbank, where the student life dean’s office is also located, shortly after protesters began to gather, according to student newspaper Columbia Spectator.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Davis' attorney had also previously offered to provide additional financial records to prove that Davis and the music record executive aren't planning to reap profits from the sale of Davis' life story and that the money was legally obtained.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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More games will be aired nationally — although Dolan has criticized the deal — meaning regional sports networks will have smaller packages, but teams will reap those fees and fans will have broader access to games.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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From rules that forbid people to harvest trees in close proximity to creeks – to ensure shelter for wildlife – to requiring two trees planted for every one harvested, CPS’ operations strive for the maximum level of sustainability.—
Malana Van Tyler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The escaped fish were ready to be harvested, said Mowi, and weigh about 12 pounds each.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The journalists traveled to Haiti to show the grim extent of the devastation and barbarism wrought by the gang warfare that has sown chaos in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.—
Katie Robertson,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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What’s more, airflow is restricted when plants are sown too closely together and this can cause plant diseases, like powdery mildew, to spread.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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