assembling

present participle of assemble
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as in summoning
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 assembling Teams are moving past small-scale lab tests and assembling the industrial supply chain needed to build actual power stations. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Don and Mera Rubell had spent decades assembling one of the world’s most important private collections of contemporary art. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Price worked from the gym floor, spreading out fleece before carefully cutting and assembling a blanket. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The goal is less time spent assembling and sorting data, and more time deciding what to do with it. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 If assembling a cheese board isn’t happening this week, this tray does it for you. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026 Money transmission is regulated state by state, and most crypto platforms spend years assembling money transmitter licenses one jurisdiction at a time. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 After making his mark on the traditional media business with historic runs at Fox and Paramount, Diller turned toward digital, assembling a portfolio of businesses across verticals. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 While the second batch of tortillas is in the oven, start assembling the tacos. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembling
Verb
  • Managers spend more time gathering information than coaching their teams.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The property also has a movie theater, a resort-style pool area, and multiple spaces for gathering both indoors and out.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Compass is constructing five hyperscale data centers on the former Sears Headquarters campus.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This includes repairing roofs, modernizing classrooms, upgrading heating and cooling systems, improving security and constructing new buildings.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That prompted South Korea to accuse Ukraine of breaching a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer and summoning Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires for an explanation.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • South Lyon Police Chief Bonnie Unruh says the two Flock cameras in the city are no longer collecting data.
    — Jordan Burrows, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The musician has been collecting and restoring vintage bikes for decades.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These climate-health challenges are converging with broader demographic and social trends.
    — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Wynwood is becoming a place where technology, finance, luxury housing and higher education are converging.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Officials said during the Oval Office event that building the pipeline will take three years and that exports of liquified natural gas would begin two years after that -- but that was dependent on financing coming through fully.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • By building and learning alongside partners, Synchrony aims to help build an AI commerce ecosystem that creates value for brands while protecting customers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hassan has work to do in front of goal, having failed to score in almost 2,000 minutes on the pitch in La Liga, mustering only three assists.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Cubs offense showed signs of a lineup potentially entering a slump, just a day after mustering one hit in a loss to the Nationals.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To weaponize this advantage, the 30 clubs have withheld roughly $75 million each in central-fund distributions, amassing a $2 billion liquidity holdback.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • For everyone else, there is the real-world practicum of amassing knowledge and experience that hopefully amounts to more than a shouting match over beer.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Assembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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