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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
North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
The city has assembled a working group led by former Visit Fort Worth CEO Bob Jameson that will include city council member Beck along with her colleagues District 5 council member Deborah Peoples, District 7 council member Macy Hill, and District 11 council member Jeanette Martinez.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Eastland survivor Libby Hruby told those assembled for the dedication of the marker on June 4, 1989, that she was plucked from the water by her sister.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Most of this sprawling show hinges on nearly 100 outfits showcased on mannequins arranged on a mock runway, the looks assembled by theme, from bondage to Baroque.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
The bombshell group returns to the villa, where everyone else is already assembled around the firepit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 4 June 2026
That reality came into sharper focus during a forum held at last year’s G10 Summit in Dubai, where industry leaders from across the globe assembled to discuss a topic that does not typically dominate association conversations.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
That’s due to the tournament being the largest ever assembled with the field expanding from 32 teams to 48.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
In other words, everyone owns a piece of this mess — the lineup, the rotation, the bullpen, those who coach and manage the players and those who assembled them.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
The city has assembled a working group led by former Visit Fort Worth CEO Bob Jameson that will include city council member Beck along with her colleagues District 5 council member Deborah Peoples, District 7 council member Macy Hill, and District 11 council member Jeanette Martinez.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Eastland survivor Libby Hruby told those assembled for the dedication of the marker on June 4, 1989, that she was plucked from the water by her sister.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Most of this sprawling show hinges on nearly 100 outfits showcased on mannequins arranged on a mock runway, the looks assembled by theme, from bondage to Baroque.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
The bombshell group returns to the villa, where everyone else is already assembled around the firepit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 4 June 2026
That reality came into sharper focus during a forum held at last year’s G10 Summit in Dubai, where industry leaders from across the globe assembled to discuss a topic that does not typically dominate association conversations.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
That’s due to the tournament being the largest ever assembled with the field expanding from 32 teams to 48.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
In other words, everyone owns a piece of this mess — the lineup, the rotation, the bullpen, those who coach and manage the players and those who assembled them.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembled
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As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Michelle Khare has built her singular career around making the impossible possible.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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Oceanfront land is often heavily protected, subject to environmental regulation, strict permitting and tight limits on what can or can’t be built, expanded or altered.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Five others escaped the cave’s narrow tunnels after rescue efforts by international experts summoned to the perilous cave in central Laos.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Hernandez summoned national media hurricanes to two high school track seasons and a volleyball season in the span of one year.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has recently become the subject of numerous oral history projects, where the stories of survivors, caregivers, activists, and health care professionals have been collected and made available online, traditionally published, and edited into documentaries.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 June 2026
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Instead, it will be collected and stored until the end of their voyage, like the existing policy toward liquor purchased at ports.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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More than 250,000 people converged on Soldier Field in Chicago for the opening of the Catholic Church’s 28th International Eucharistic Congress.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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At the Sana Summit, all of those threads converged into a philosophically complete argument.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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It was originally constructed in 1937 by Alfred Clark, a Bahamian carpenter who gifted it to family friend Jessie Bethel.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Early cages were constructed from chicken wire, until steel began to be used around the ’80s.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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All the back-and-forth came to an ice-cold end to start the second half as the Knicks only mustered two points through the first five minutes of the third quarter, as the Spurs’ lead grew to as many as 14.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Here is where those rooms are, grouped by the asset class each one serves, with every date checked against the organizer.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The women who flocked to Jung are sometimes grouped together condescendingly as Jungfrauen (Jung women), and in some ways Fröbe-Kapteyn might fall into this category of groupies.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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