1
as in gathering
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 constructing
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 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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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception
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Recent Examples of assembling
Boeing is also responsible for developing and assembling the SLS core stage, and was selected to design and manufacture EUS in February 2017.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Wek's power, in other words, never came from assembling different selves for different rooms.
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Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Make ahead by salting and drying the tomatoes a few hours in advance, baking the crust earlier the same day, and assembling just before the final bake.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
In another room, volunteers were assembling kits for the students to take home.
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Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The Japanese automotive corporation announced Monday that their Georgetown plant is now assembling the SUV, and has broken ground on a new in-house paint facility.
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Olivia Cyrus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 June 2026
Once that hurdle is cleared, Vertical Aerospace will begin assembling its first pre-production aircraft.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Wek's power, in other words, never came from assembling different selves for different rooms.
—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Make ahead by salting and drying the tomatoes a few hours in advance, baking the crust earlier the same day, and assembling just before the final bake.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
In another room, volunteers were assembling kits for the students to take home.
—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The Japanese automotive corporation announced Monday that their Georgetown plant is now assembling the SUV, and has broken ground on a new in-house paint facility.
—
Olivia Cyrus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 June 2026
Once that hurdle is cleared, Vertical Aerospace will begin assembling its first pre-production aircraft.
—
Omar Kardoudi
june 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembling
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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Gord Lambert ran this dynamic explicitly while constructing Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA).
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Amazon’s approach in the fiercely competitive AI arena encompasses more than just simple purchases; the firm is constructing the vital infrastructure.
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At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.
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Happily, walking into Champagne Shack does not require summoning courage.
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Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
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Police released multiple images of the bust, showing the drugs concealed in large containers as well as officers collecting evidence and detaining a suspect.
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And patients come in with the medical emergencies, but then there’s insurance, poverty, housing, immigration, all of these larger forces converging in one room.
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Notably, pay growth for the two roles is increasingly converging.
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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Her parents are both undocumented immigrants who spent decades in San Diego, working as paleteros, selling ice cream, building a life and raising a family.
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At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern.
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Like the uncharacteristically cool weather in West Sacramento for late May, the A’s offense continued its recent gloomy stretch of hitting, mustering a few middle-inning scoring opportunities but failing to get a clutch hit en route to a 9-1 loss.
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Third, amassing 46,000-plus five-star ratings is astounding, especially when many extol how long the ILNP nail polishes last.
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Students went on to found the Club America chapter, which quickly became one of the most popular groups at the school, amassing forty or fifty members.
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