gleaner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleaner
Noun
  • Ripple effects up and down the supply chain will affect small distillers, barrel makers, equipment manufacturers and farmers.
    Jon Cherry, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But what's become evident is that Beijing has managed to absorb external shocks with remarkable resilience, while U.S. farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses are feeling the brunt of an increasingly costly standoff.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
Noun
  • The company is still keen to win more sliced and shredded consumers, and has new flavors like Carolina reaper and zesty ranch in store for next year.
    Brooks Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Sliders and tenders can be ordered at seven heat levels – no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • In the garden, remove weeds and turn over the soil with a hand cultivator and trowel.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • For cannabis cultivators, in particular, the equinox is critical for syncing outdoor grows with the sun’s natural cycle.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For three decades, no Cleveland farmhand truly claimed second base after Duane Kuiper, a first-round choice in 1972, was the starter from 1975 through 1981.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • So Herb became a farmhand – before and after a stint in the U.S. Army.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Hodges also recommends staying away from fake plants on doors and in hanging planters and window boxes when possible.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The three tiers can also double as hanging planters.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Gleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleaner. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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