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Definition of gathering
2 : a suppurating swelling : abscess
3 : the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild
4 : collection, compilation
5 : a gather in cloth
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Examples of gathering in a Sentence
I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings.
dinner parties and other social gatherings
a gathering of political leaders
Recent Examples of gathering from the Web
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That was the case with the dining area, which comes between the great room and the kitchen, the two obvious gathering places.
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The hotel plans to host a rotating exhibit of local artists, so that The Perry may be a gathering place for locals as well as tourists.
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The foundation, established in March 2016, is continuing its efforts to purchase the former school building and turn it into a museum and community gathering place.
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Set in the San Bernardino town of Devore over Labor Day weekend , the mammoth three-day gathering was billed as Woodstock reincarnate.
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Joe Maddon won't be wearing a suit, but the Chicago Cubs manager and several members of the traveling party will visit the White House in an informal gathering Wednesday.
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All evidence gathering and witness interviews have been on hold since the university pushed the case into the appeals courts in late 2014.
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Traditionally, when served in the Philippines, it is only offered on menus and at gatherings as a special recipe shared at Christmastime, much like the American equivalent of fruitcake.
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In April three members of Project Zero traveled to Miami to attend the Infiltrate security conference, a gathering focused entirely on the offensive side of hacking.
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GATHERING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gathering for English Language Learners
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: an occasion when people come together as a group
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: the act or process of gathering something
GATHERING Defined for Kids
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Definition of gathering for Students
: an occasion when people come together as a group a family gathering
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