as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition
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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).
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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
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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Police took photos of the tire tracks outside his house and collected soil from his driveway and lawn.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Murray collected two goals and three assists, including the game-winner in overtime, while Annie Lough added two tallies as Bishop Feehan edged Malden Catholic 5-4 in nonleague action.—
Kevin Barrucci,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Outside the detention center on Wednesday, Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters, who had gathered in support of the detainees being held at the facility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another separatist group called Stay Free Alberta has been gathering signatures for a petition to ask the provincial government to call a referendum, and some meetings have drawn large crowds.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, actually building the mechanism and assembling all the gears and pulleys is a little crash course in engineering and construction that's sure to get their own brain's cogs turning.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even so, when taken together with earlier studies, the results make a strong case that space itself can assemble key pieces of life’s chemistry long before Earth‑like environments come into play.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Central bank buying remains a cornerstone, with emerging market institutions, particularly in the East, continuing to accumulate reserves.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Across some of the most productive farmland in the United States, a nutrient called phosphorus has been accumulating in the soil for decades, at levels far beyond what crops actually require.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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The brand has amassed a following of loyal travelers who live for its sleek, stylish, and functional bags.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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The gospel singer has amassed 20 Grammy wins throughout his career, having won his first in 1996 for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for his album Whatcha Lookin' 4.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Swain’s pass sailed long, but Weaver somehow corralled it and called a timeout before stepping out of bounds.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the 1970s biologists corralled seven remaining wolves and established a breeding program.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Social media users agreed that the video was hilarious, with the post garnering about 850,000 views and 150,000 likes.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The work also garnered shortlists for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and British Book Awards’ Fiction Book of the Year.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Constellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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