COLLIGATING Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

colligating

verb

present participle of colligate

as in collecting

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as in identifying

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Verb

Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
The garden’s herbarium collections manager, Annica Wu, will teach a two-part course on collecting and preserving plants using herbarium techniques.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of collecting

Verb

Models capable of finding vulnerabilities and identifying attack paths can dramatically reduce the time and expertise required for discovery.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Coral made up a significant share of the intake, and identifying it can be painstaking.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

Op de Beeck seemed right at home plunked on one of his polyester Chesterfields, observing the artisans quietly assembling leather goods beyond the bamboo.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Rural English estate Fresh off the release of his debut album, Plus, in 2012, Sheeran began assembling his primary residence, a sprawling compound near his hometown of Framlingham in Suffolk, England.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembling

Verb

For many, recognizing the evils Hamas committed on October 7 obviated the need to understand them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The complaint states that an employee contacted police after spotting Quast inside the store and recognizing her as someone who had allegedly committed a similar theft days earlier, the outlet reported.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognizing

Verb

The campaign will center around Bluepass, a new certification label that can appear on product pages, hangtags and inside garments, with QR codes linking shoppers to verification pages.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
The Ninjas embarked on a treacherous journey, flipping and slashing through data and linking millions of private businesses to the millions of individual taxpayers who owned them.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of linking

Verb

Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of clustering

Verb

In a news conference following the Fed's announcement, Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized that the economy has shown signs of gathering speed since the central bank decided to keep rates unchanged in late July.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, the NTSB and the FAA were at the accident site, gathering factual data.

— Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathering

Verb

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
This also removes excess starch, keeping the pasta from clumping together.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026

Definition of clumping

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