assembles

present tense third-person singular of assemble
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as in summons
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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Recent Examples of assembles Here, too, Sussman assembles a formidable catalogue of impediments. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The plant assembles some of Ford's most profitable vehicles, including the F-Series Super Duty and Lincoln Navigator. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid has launched the Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program, which assembles a cross-section of mainly European TV projects that seek to advance their development. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Caron Technology designs and assembles various preparation systems that operate before the cutting process. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The mystery comedy feature Defensive follows Clarence (McCartney), an overly aggressive basketball fanatic who assembles an unlikely team of amateur detectives to stop a corrupt businessman from destroying their beloved community center. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembles
Verb
  • In a kind of treasure hunt, Crouch gathers all the acorns on private lands.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Our home visiting program regularly gathers to share a meal, engage in a developmental activity and create a community for families.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Calvinism, weaving, deeply repressed sexuality, and passages in Scottish Gaelic don’t exactly sound like the ingredient list for a riot, Stuart builds a rich universe from these seemingly spartan forms.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The brand builds from what the customer has already chosen to share.
    — Stephanie Copeland Weber, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Three proposals, if adopted, would amend the state’s constitution to change how Florida collects taxes and budgets its money.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And there’s the operator, which might be a third-party management company such as Aimbridge, Highgate, Crescent or HEI that runs the property day to day and collects a management fee.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Designs show that the interchange where Santa Fe Street meets I-35 will mirror the one at 87th Street and I-35, along the border of Lenexa and Overland Park.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The film instead passively constructs Tessa’s world as a colorblind one, in which racial difference simply never comes up.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • QCi constructs photonic systems that operate at ambient temperature.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Speakers noted the Republican nominee's oil and gas investments as the energy sector amasses profits while the Iran war drives up fuel costs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026

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“Assembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembles. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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