constellates

verb

present tense third-person singular of constellate
as in collects
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 Synonyms for constellates
  1. collects
  2. assembles
  3. gathers
  4. groups
  5. accumulates
  6. rounds up
  7. amasses
  8. corrals
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  • Some American Standard models also include a series of openings in the rim that create a power flush, rinsing away material that often collects under the rim over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The difference between what the city pays WM and collects from customers has increased dramatically since 2020.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of collects
Verb
  • The Progress center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembles
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  • Each gets elaborated across several songs, gathers associations along the way, and finds its ultimate expression in the final two tracks.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As the sun starts to drop over Monte Rosa, the group gathers again at the base of the rock.
    — Adri Salido, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathers
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  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
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  • Following the successful first model, this iteration will feature binned A19 Pro chips, repurposed from iPhone 17 Pro production, which dictates its release timeline as chip stock accumulates.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The autopsy also found Martinez suffered pulmonary and mild cerebral edema, a potentially deadly condition where excess fluid accumulates in the lungs and brain.
    — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulates
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  • An InStyle editor rounds up eight handbag colors that’ll be dominating fall 2026.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That rounds up robot lawnmowers, sidewalk delivery robots, many warehouse automation machines—and even Roombas.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounds up
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  • 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
Definition of amasses
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  • Goodman’s prose is clear rather than complex, and carefully calibrated to each of her characters; the book’s form corrals the natural speed of her sentences into act-length shapes that one moves around in one’s head like puzzle pieces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers — like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento — into one state.
    — Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of corrals
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“Constellates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellates. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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