colligating

present participle of colligate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colligating
Verb
  • If spouses are collecting, married at least a year and the same age, but one spouse’s benefit is less than half the other’s, then that spouse should claim spousal benefits instead.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Police learned that for at least a decade, Ed had been collecting human body parts and using them to fashion furniture, masks and even clothing around his home.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the project team, the successful installation of the Dewar base provides the foundation for assembling the reactor’s core systems.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After assembling the nearly 10-inch towering figure, featuring poseable legs, wings, and head, kids can activate stud shooters under each wing.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The World Soundtrack Awards, held as part of Belgium’s Film Fest Ghent and recognizing the contributions of global film and television composers, keeps a firm finger on the pulse of the most exciting talent in film and TV composition with its Discovery of the Year Award.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The speech came at the end of a week in which several Western nations announced fresh steps toward recognizing Palestinian statehood.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The project aims to double road capacity across the Thames, ease congestion at the Dartford Crossing, and provide a direct freight route linking the South East ports, the Midlands, and the North.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By linking enrichment, missile capabilities, and support for Palestinian resistance, the senior cleric reinforces a hard-line posture that could further complicate diplomatic efforts and destabilize the region.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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
  • Last month, a Ward 2 resident initiated the process of gathering signatures to trigger a recall election of Richardson.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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