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 Mark Zuckerberg is also establishing a family compound Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $261 billion, has also been assembling a family compound in Palo Alto one house at a time. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Finance stops assembling the numbers and starts interpreting them, which sounds like a promotion and lands as a capability problem, since the skill of assembling is not the skill of judging. — Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 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 If assembling a cheese board isn’t happening this week, this tray does it for you. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembling
Verb
  • Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, a development group under the name Bloomfield Lot 6 Office, LLC, began constructing a building on the property at 1716 Keller Parkway, directly behind the Pyles’ home.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tradepoint also handles cargo, including vehicles and bulk materials, and is constructing a container terminal that is expected to reshape the Port of Baltimore.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 6 Oct. 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
  • And the pop star has been collecting some major co-signs along the way.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some laboratory tests might involve only the discomfort of a blood draw or the awkwardness of collecting a urine or stool sample, but others carry the possibility of physical harm.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Dietitians, dermatology-adjacent brands and primary care clinicians are converging on the same message.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • These climate-health challenges are converging with broader demographic and social trends.
    — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That is a new discipline, and the businesses building it now will have a significant head start.
    — Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On land, over 1,000 trees were preserved while building the resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 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
  • Jokic was dropping dimes and practically refusing to shoot throughout his 15 minutes, amassing seven assists to zero turnovers.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Assembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembling. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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