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 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 The network team follows one pattern, the cloud team follows another, and the SRE team assembles a timeline under pressure from multiple dashboards. Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 All the while, Myers assembles a possible titan in Philly, and the Warriors are left staring down the pipe at another depressing play-in tournament exit at absolute best. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Like its predecessor, the new collection assembles an eclectic roster of artists interpreting Young’s catalog. Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026 When figuring out what agents to potentially build, Bozeman assembles cross-functional teams consisting of engineers, operational domain experts, and people from business departments like finance and legal. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026 An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026 In terms of overall quality, the movie the player assembles out of that 652-page framework isn’t bad! Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembles
Verb
  • Each gets elaborated across several songs, gathers associations along the way, and finds its ultimate expression in the final two tracks.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As the sun starts to drop over Monte Rosa, the group gathers again at the base of the rock.
    Adri Salido, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Everything builds towards the fateful New Year’s Eve concert at the Hollywood Palladium.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Every meeting, follow-up, deadline and client interaction either builds trust or marginalizes it.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Gloria is a user, a poseur extraordinaire; her fluttery flamboyance, rooted in insecurity, summons another Gloria, the one from Sunset Blvd.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some American Standard models also include a series of openings in the rim that create a power flush, rinsing away material that often collects under the rim over time.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The difference between what the city pays WM and collects from customers has increased dramatically since 2020.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This toilet meets Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for use and accessibility.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Before conscious reasoning has a chance to engage, the brain often constructs an elaborate threat narrative.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 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
  • 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
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026

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