as in to pick
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
harvest salmon from nearby rivers every year we harvest corn from our own garden
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Recent Examples of harvest
Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Some varieties that give good harvests include Juliet, Sweet Million, Sweet Treat, Solid Gold and Sweet Chelsea.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Investigators say the phishing campaign was likely designed to harvest data for use in wider fraud schemes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In the winery, base wines from different harvests are stored for the non-vintage bottling.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Some varieties that give good harvests include Juliet, Sweet Million, Sweet Treat, Solid Gold and Sweet Chelsea.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
There’s no guarantee that a cow whose colostrum is harvested to be sold by a tradwife on Instagram had a happy, bucolic existence.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Investigators say the phishing campaign was likely designed to harvest data for use in wider fraud schemes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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Over the past two years, he’s partnered with a brilliant crop of iconoclastic directors who have reimagined many of his signature shows in radical ways.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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This shade created micro-climates where smaller fruit trees and ground crops could grow, while palm trunks and fences woven from fronds helped hold back the ever-encroaching sand and doubled as building materials.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His mother drove him there three days a week and his mother would pick him up after.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ramos' grandmother picked him up one night, and deputies drove him there the next night.—
JIM VERTUNO AND JOHN SEEWER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Andy Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. vice president’s journey continued into Scotland, police were once more present — this time watching out for people who had gathered to witness Vance touch down.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Invest In Growing New Talent Stop fishing in the same pond.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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London — Last week, British foreign minister David Lammy went fishing with US Vice President JD Vance at his retreat in the English countryside.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Adobe’s $20 billion deal for smaller, scrappier rival Figma collapsed in 2023 under global antitrust scrutiny, investors set to reap billions complained loudly about Biden’s enforcers.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because for this whole experiment to work, at some point the league needs to reap the benefits of the Argentine star while also establishing an independent identity.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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