colligating

verb

present participle of colligate
1
as in collecting

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2
as in identifying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colligating
  1. collecting
  2. identifying
  3. assembling
  4. recognizing
  5. linking
  6. clustering
  7. gathering
  8. clumping
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  • Medical providers are collecting larger shares of what patients might owe at a time when rising deductibles mean patients are owing more for care.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Bogotá, Red Cross facilities were collecting aid that was being transported with support from the Colombian Aerospace Force.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • Many organizations devote enormous effort to identifying the right successor while overlooking the institution that successor will inherit.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have not released the victim's name or any other identifying information.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of identifying
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  • The project will add domestic capacity for assembling, integrating, and testing Wärtsilä engines used for ship propulsion and auxiliary power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia is assembling a $500 billion pot from a who’s who of Wall Street firms which will, in turn, backstop OpenAI’s lease of a SoftBank data center in Ohio and help startups rent access to Nvidia’s chips from CoreWeave.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Even Gulf officials have acknowledged that a temporary deal recognizing Iran’s authority over Hormuz may be their best option right now, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Breckenridge has also been cautious about adding new construction, while recognizing the need to create housing for local employees.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of recognizing
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  • While social media speculation often resurfaces during major celestial events, researchers found no evidence linking the eclipse to natural seismic activity.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The town closest to the earthquake’s epicenter, San Jose del Palmar, has no airport, and is located on top of a mountain ridge along a highway linking the cities of Cali and Pereira.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of linking
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  • Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • CorPower's commercial plan involves clustering dozens of buoys into arrays called CorPacks, each capable of producing hundreds of megawatts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of clustering
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  • The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Officers are gathering information at the scene, according to a Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • This also removes excess starch, keeping the pasta from clumping together.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
  • The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Definition of clumping
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“Colligating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colligating. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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