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 Why hardware is notoriously difficult To build and ship a family of new devices, the Ive-OpenAI alliance will need to be hyper-focused, including assembling a manufacturing system from scratch. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Microsoft's Agent Operating System Rather than focusing exclusively on the model layer, Microsoft is assembling what increasingly looks like an operating system for agents. Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has spent about $234 million assembling three waterfront estates on Miami’s Indian Creek Island. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2026 Rather than assembling it in the workshop, the whole spherical valve was put together outside the assembly yard. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 Related Stories The trailer shows the Marvel heroes assembling as Doctor Doom prepares to wreak multiverse-crossing war on the heroes. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 July 2026 In guardrail jargon, the practice of assembling a rail with a hodgepodge of parts is known as Frankensteining. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Recipe Tips for Sailor Sandwich Browning the pastrami and knockwurst before assembling the sandwich builds flavor and removes moisture from the meats, which helps keep the bread crisp. Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 The company is now assembling the Starcloud-2 mission, a 450 kg satellite with 8 kW of power generation. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembling
Verb
  • Depp emerged from the door of the installation and addressed the crowd, which had been gathering on the street in front of the installation for more than an hour.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • By late morning, the palace courtyard and surrounding streets were considerably busier, helped along by crowds gathering for the changing of the guard.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • To replace them, Russia is constructing the Leningrad-II nuclear facility at a neighboring site, which will house four VVER-1200 units, with the aim of supplying power till the 2080s, and possibly another two decades with extensions.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • But SpaceX has plowed ahead, constructing a launchpad and other infrastructure to host Starships.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Wilson’s keyboards lurk around every corner, summoning vistas that are more claustrophobic than sprawling.
    Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Trailing for the first time at this World Cup, France appeared stunned to discover adversity, summoning a shot on target for the first time in the 82nd minute.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • French biotech company bioMérieux tracks trends in gastrointestinal pathogens by collecting test results from a network of laboratories.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Cyanotype workshops begin with collecting local plants and flowers, then using sunlight to create blue-toned prints.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Why couch fabric pilling happens on bouclé Three forces are converging.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Still, its findings portray multiple pressures converging at once.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Nasdaq has separately pushed regulators toward near-continuous trading hours, and the NYSE is building dedicated infrastructure meant to support activity around the clock.
    Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The next few years will show whether the space industry really leaves disposable satellites behind and starts building them to be caught and repaired, or simply gets neater about throwing them away, designing them to burn up on the way down.
    Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Nearly a month after the music festival, Bieber was still experiencing a streaming bump, amassing 140 million listeners in just a few short weeks.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
  • Within hours, the video exploded online, amassing more than 5 million views.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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