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as in gathers
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 builds
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 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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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception
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Recent Examples of assembles
Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
One employee used Claude to build a script that assembles and creates onboarding materials, saving over 20 minutes per new customer.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Which is to say that Jerome both assembles the materials for great drama and holds itself back from igniting them.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
The Open Doors Producers program, which supports producers in building sustainable careers and cross-border networks, also assembles six participants.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Apple, for example, designs its phones in California, but assembles them in areas like China and India with components from international suppliers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Yellow split peas, horse gram, chickpeas, brown lentils and moth beans — Iyer assembles an armada of more than 15 different types of legumes for the Legume Curries chapter.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Ryder delivers, unpacks, and assembles your items (excluding lighting) in the room of your choice.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Florida now awaits All-SEC small forward Thomas Haugh’s decision as coach Todd Golden assembles the 2026-27 roster.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
One employee used Claude to build a script that assembles and creates onboarding materials, saving over 20 minutes per new customer.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Which is to say that Jerome both assembles the materials for great drama and holds itself back from igniting them.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
The Open Doors Producers program, which supports producers in building sustainable careers and cross-border networks, also assembles six participants.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Apple, for example, designs its phones in California, but assembles them in areas like China and India with components from international suppliers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Yellow split peas, horse gram, chickpeas, brown lentils and moth beans — Iyer assembles an armada of more than 15 different types of legumes for the Legume Curries chapter.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Ryder delivers, unpacks, and assembles your items (excluding lighting) in the room of your choice.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Florida now awaits All-SEC small forward Thomas Haugh’s decision as coach Todd Golden assembles the 2026-27 roster.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembles
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Taking place on the Summer Solstice at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, the event gathers dozens of the world’s preeminent experimental musicians to perform in a stunning columbarium designed by Julia Morgan.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Hegel redefined the dialectic as a process of assertion, negation, and synthesis that gathers force through history.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Each season is a slow burn that builds episode by episode into an absorbing, satisfying whole.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Slammiversary card builds out Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)’s Slammiversary is inching closer.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Favreau’s work is clearly indebted to that lineage, and Grogu’s solo jaunt actually summons a bit of whimsy that was otherwise missing.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Aaru, a two-year-old AI startup, simulated all of those voters—agents built from the kind of data the company collects, like credit card purchasing history, food-delivery orders, and demographic records—and tried to predict how the votes would be cast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The Institute of Education Sciences evaluates and collects statistics, and the National Center for Education Statistics administers the Nation’s Report Card and other federal tests.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Lightweight summer texture meets a structured, work-worthy shape.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Kelley Dennings is a campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity and a leading member of the Food Code and Reuse Committee, which meets regularly to advocate for reuse-friendly state and federal food code changes and reuse infrastructure.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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The way a child constructs and engages with the scene can help the therapist explore underlying emotions and unconscious themes.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
17 June 2026
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With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Within the current dynamics of the War Powers Resolution, until Congress musters bipartisan supermajorities to connect its own institutional ambition with constitutional power, presidents from either party will decide alone if, and when, the country goes to war.—
Jasmine Farrier,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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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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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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