colligating

present participle of colligate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colligating
Verb
  • The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Figures such as Tutivillus, dedicated to catching and collecting the sins of holy men, appear from the very early days of Christianity.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this role, Goldstein was responsible for identifying new business opportunities, including acquisitions and helping to develop the division’s stateside growth plan.
    Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Quick action can help prevent additional losses and assist authorities in identifying scam trends.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ross reunited with Girlfriends co-stars Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks, who presented her with the Pathbreaker of the Year award, recognizing her longevity onscreen and business savvy as founder of Pattern Beauty.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The minister highlighted that Taiwan established TAICCA six years ago after recognizing that the content industry represents a strategic sector.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Kennedy also has a history of comments linking autism and vaccines, despite strong evidence that the two are not connected.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles.
    Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The pins appear to march through the entire valley, overlaying each other and clustering at the locations of ranches and farms.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But often these insightful gems are just left on our proverbial shelves gathering dust.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Generous clusters of aromatic flowers in lavender-blue, violet and purple grow on clumping plants to a height and girth of three feet.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Colligating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colligating. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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