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Recent Examples of constellate To make sense of a correspondence, however complete or incomplete, is to constellate fragmentary evidence, and make surmises about what is missing (including what may not have been apparent to the letter-writers themselves). Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020 Kathleen Shafer tells Judd’s story, and constellating stories about art, history, landscape, weather, the mysterious Marfa lights, economics, sociology and, of course, real estate. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constellate
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  • The critical darling — which collected $600,000 in previews, is tracking to open in the $15 million to $17 million range domestically.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Before his pension was suspended, McClain collected $313,800 in legislative pension payments.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Brain tissue samples were gathered from the frontal cortex, the area of the brain associated with thinking and reasoning.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • McCarthy’s office had hired two newspapermen from the Washington Times-Herald to assemble the speech text for him.
    Made by History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The delivery company assembles the Avengers of mascots — including Mr. Clean, The Energizer Bunny, The Green Giant, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like and the Kool-Aid Man — for their first-ever Game Day ad.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
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  • Finally, a little cleaning can cut down on the microplastics accumulating in the dust and air in your home, Woodruff says.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, the total forgiveness was only $188 billion, which is the amount of new debt that accumulates in about 2 years.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • Poss preferred a ground-heavy attack, so Johnson didn’t amass the kind of statistics that stood out in the recruiting process.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Over Salter’s 33 collegiate appearances with the Flames, Liberty’s offense amassed 150 rushing yards or more 30 times.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • For the second one, the late Vogue editor André Leon Talley invited top editors to Grant’s tiny shop on Rue des Rosiers and corralled Campbell to walk on a runway made of real turf.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
  • While much of the cast and crew had established a working rhythm, Borisov’s first day on set was shooting the henchmen’s frenetic and failed effort to corral Vanya, or at least subdue Ani (Mikey Madison).
    Stuart Miller, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Reynosa, Mexico is just across the border from McAllen, Texas, and currently garners a Level 4 Travel Warning from the U.S. State Department: Do Not Travel.
    Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • In recent years, the net worth of various members of Congress has been garnering more attention, especially those that have tens of millions of dollars in assets.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Constellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellate. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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