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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  • The data the probe is collecting at the farthest reaches of our solar system is the first of its kind.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • Despite collecting from countless franchises, Darth Vader remains one of his all-time favorites.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of collecting
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  • The program has also introduced Earthster, a modeling platform that helps companies evaluate the environmental impact of semiconductor manufacturing by identifying energy use, material consumption, and carbon-emission hotspots across their products.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • The unknown profile, prosecutors said, did not contain enough identifying information to be submitted to CODIS, the national DNA database.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of identifying
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  • Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • James Woods James Woods has consistently shared patriotic messages recognizing America's history, military and founding principles.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The market is oversaturated, and Riley is a genius for not only recognizing that but realizing that all of these new DJs are going to need lawyers to negotiate their contracts.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
Definition of recognizing
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  • North Carolina is not reporting any outbreaks and has not identified a common source linking the cases as of Monday, July 6, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
    — Eva Flowe July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • The companies said their new solution answers that call by linking Pickle’s robotic unloaders with Ambi’s AmbiStack system.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
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  • Leaders can reduce transition tax by clustering similar work, shortening meeting chains, and creating reset rituals between modes.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Definition of clustering
Verb
  • By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • While one team spent 12 hours gathering information on potential victims in the area, the other worked actively on-site.
    — Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • 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 10 Jul. 2026.

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