constellating

verb

present participle of constellate
as in assembling
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 constellating
  1. assembling
  2. collecting
  3. gathering
  4. amassing
  5. grouping
  6. accumulating
  7. corralling
Verb
  • The competition was put on hold because of the difficulty of assembling an international jury.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The opportunity here is to give qualified people more time to review the work and make sound decisions, with less effort spent assembling the information behind those decisions.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Investigators have been scouring the area for wreckage, collecting dashcam video and speaking to witnesses.
    — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators on Tuesday were mainly focused on collecting and documenting wreckage, Chapman said.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The spacecraft eventually dropped down to just 171 miles (275 kilometers) above the planet, and the observatory officially stopped gathering scientific data.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • While its overnight ratings are not overly high, sketches from the show are amassing millions of YouTube views.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Notre Dame finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400 this season.
    — Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The interest accumulating on that debt also poses a major challenge at a time when the government wants to boost defense spending.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Audio captures moments before Learjet crash Minutes before the crash, the pilot of the plane reported ice accumulating on the aircraft, an outside air temperature of -47 degrees Celsius, and moderate turbulence.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • If Denver can pressure Purdy, its defensive backs should have no issue corralling the 49ers’ wideouts.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Like, say, corralling the Chicago School Board, which makes speaking to us look like attending a tea party.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of corralling
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“Constellating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellating. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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