ASSEMBLES Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

assembles

verb

present tense third-person singular of assemble

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 All these years later, Kaye assembles his footage, receipts, and memories of the period for what promises to be an intensely personal and provocative documentary. —

Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 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 Parallel Tales Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi assembles a deluxe cast for his second French-language film (following 2013’s The Past), including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney, Adam Bessa and Catherine Deneuve. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 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 Film at Lincoln Center, which hosts the fundraising event, annually assembles a colorful cast of past collaborators, maybe future ones, and admirers for this event, like last year pairing Dua Lipa and John Waters with Pedro Almodóvar. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026 Hussaini assembles the shards of her home city of Kabul into a mosaic, honoring its history, culture, and future. —

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Regulation will follow only once enough volume gathers on these contracts to force it to, and the open-interest figures suggest that threshold is already being crossed.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The change comes as the country gathers on Monday for Memorial Day to honor those who have died fighting for and defending the nation’s freedoms.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026