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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  • For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data.
    — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of collecting
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  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That’s what the remaining 12 games of this season is about, identifying and investing in what’s salvageable.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifying
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  • Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Those aren't great odds, but as Dodgers fans kept reminding everyone while assembling their superteam, baseball is inherently random.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Not recognizing the producers and not understanding the movie are different things, to be sure.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • They haven’t been given names yet, but the babies have started recognizing their carers.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recognizing
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  • Attention turned out to be the right mathematical operation for linking words and building context — the fundamentals of translation.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Lansing Police department announced in a news conference that the five deaths occurred over the last year with unnerving similarities linking all of them, FOX 2 reported.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of linking
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  • But clustering the high-end systems is an investment only a subset of users will ever need to make.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the molecules fixed within the plastic prevents them from clustering as easily.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of clustering
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  • Russia's Federal Security Service said the man, who works for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, was suspected of gathering information about Russia's defense capability on behalf of a Japanese intelligence agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • While Boeing callously deflects blame for their negligence, a family of one victim finds strength in gathering collective mourning.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • Keep the package sealed after each use to prevent sheets from clumping or breaking down early.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the yard is full, teeming with edible plants wrapped around a central open area covered in clumping grass that creates a wave-like texture.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of clumping
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“Colligating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colligating. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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