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as in gathered
to come together into one body or place
the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony
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as in built
to form by putting together parts or materials
it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would
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as in summoned
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip
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as in collected
to bring together in one body or place
assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception
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Recent Examples of assembled
The remarks by two Iranian officials came a day before the talks and as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Carenector team was assembled with the plan to scale up in the future with health care compliance in mind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Fair Park project faces urgency The city’s Park Board president assembled a task force in December to review Fair Park First’s readiness.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The largest American armada assembled since the second Gulf War is now approaching Iran.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The script was assembled from real arguments between the couple, reframed as a cinematic metaphor for being trapped in a communicative spiral, as their characters’ attempts to reconnect devolve into murder.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Who’s Behind the Camera The series has assembled a deep bench of executive producers.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
It was then transported in parts back to Barcelona by ferry and trucks, and finally assembled at the church.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Known for producing first-round draft picks as pitchers, Harvard-Westlake has assembled a group of hitters this season that looks capable of producing lots of offense after a season-opening 15-1 win over Southlake (Texas) Carroll on Thursday at O’Malley Family Field.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Carenector team was assembled with the plan to scale up in the future with health care compliance in mind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Fair Park project faces urgency The city’s Park Board president assembled a task force in December to review Fair Park First’s readiness.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The largest American armada assembled since the second Gulf War is now approaching Iran.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The script was assembled from real arguments between the couple, reframed as a cinematic metaphor for being trapped in a communicative spiral, as their characters’ attempts to reconnect devolve into murder.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Who’s Behind the Camera The series has assembled a deep bench of executive producers.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
It was then transported in parts back to Barcelona by ferry and trucks, and finally assembled at the church.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Known for producing first-round draft picks as pitchers, Harvard-Westlake has assembled a group of hitters this season that looks capable of producing lots of offense after a season-opening 15-1 win over Southlake (Texas) Carroll on Thursday at O’Malley Family Field.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembled
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Long before downtown workshops and a growing client base, Kiel and her business partner gathered around the table every day, sketching concepts and services, and building a company from the ground up.—
Contributor,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before the earnings numbers were released, about 30 demonstrators gathered in front of Sempra’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Diego, protesting how much SDG&E has made over the years.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The bathtub has a TV built into a mirror and amenities by Acqua di Parma, Tata Harper, and John Masters Organics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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But while solar ordinances have grown rapidly, new counties are still allowing solar to be built.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Joan Crawford was a dancer in a chorus line when she was summoned for a screen test and signed to a studio contract.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Mack - who was selected 31st in the 2021 draft out of an East Amherst, New York high school – conceivably could be summoned to the big leagues fairly early in the season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of promising firms like Solyndra collected billions of taxpayer dollars and were supposed to be the energy companies of the future.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Within steps of one another, the law, the press and the community converged to bend the arc of American democracy.—
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the world’s top technology executives converged on India’s AI Impact Summit this week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back on growing concerns over whether the tech industry’s massive AI spending spree can ever pay off.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Our very own Karissa Waddick talked to Ricker about the time capsule and how all 50 states will contribute to it, where it will be placed and how it'll be constructed to keep its contents safe for a quarter-millennium.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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That building was constructed in 1986, which was before Hurricane Andrew struck and subsequently spurred stricter building codes.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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Becerra singled in the bottom half of the frame, but that was all the offense Texas mustered.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The only Premier League team to have more shots than the 35 Forest mustered without scoring in the last decade are Manchester United (38) in a 0-0 draw with Burnley in 2016.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Under the current map, communities of color on Staten Islanders are grouped in a way that prevents their votes from translating into representation.—
Chris Alexander,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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