constellates

Definition of constellatesnext
present tense third-person singular of constellate
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Verb
  • At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Instead, the Postal Service collects, processes, transports, and delivers mail and packages that are mailable under federal law.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • All these years later, Kaye assembles his footage, receipts, and memories of the period for what promises to be an intensely personal and provocative documentary.
    Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Apple, for example, designs its phones in California, but assembles them in areas like China and India with components from international suppliers.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Regulation will follow only once enough volume gathers on these contracts to force it to, and the open-interest figures suggest that threshold is already being crossed.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The change comes as the country gathers on Monday for Memorial Day to honor those who have died fighting for and defending the nation’s freedoms.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Its counterpart is crystallized intelligence, which reflects the knowledge and skills that an individual accumulates throughout their lifetime.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Organic material trapped in reservoirs accumulates and decomposes over time, releasing methane — a potent greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to global warming, Fernández-Garrido told CNN.
    Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • But when George turns up dead one day on his rural English farm, Lily rounds up her flock to investigate his likely murder, which leads them to an eccentric group of human suspects (played by Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon and Hong Chau, among others).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That’s because the design of the shop corrals visitors through a specific pathway.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Sorrell lines one up the middle, but Boles easily corrals it for the force out at second.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of votes in the June 2 primary to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • Their Instagram account garners 12,500 followers — more than double and sometimes triple that of most MLP teams.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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“Constellates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellates. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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