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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembles
Verb
  • Save as a collection on MyRecipes When the family gathers to enjoy a day of watching football games, everyone can agree on the importance of the game day menu.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Answer one real customer question with original data, a practical framework or a transparent case study, then share it where that audience already gathers.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Paranormal Activity, the play, builds to the sort of slick and grisly finale that would be just right for the end of a cruel horror movie, but that lands awkwardly onstage.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This builds flavor in your dish before any flavorful liquids or other seasonings are added.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 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
  • Big science, big detectors One modification that NASA made included building a large focal plane, the component of the telescope that collects light, made up of 18 wide area near-infrared detectors.
    Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.
    Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Sun quincunxes Pluto, highlighting where careful effort meets control issues, hidden pressure, or shifting priorities.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Your curiosity leads you straight to pleasure when the Aquarius moon meets Venus.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 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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“Assembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembles. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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