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
  • Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • The data the probe is collecting at the farthest reaches of our solar system is the first of its kind.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • Despite collecting from countless franchises, Darth Vader remains one of his all-time favorites.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • While one team spent 12 hours gathering information on potential victims in the area, the other worked actively on-site.
    — Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • An Associated Press camera outside the arena showed a long line of black SUVs dropping off wedding-goers in tuxedos and evening gowns, surrounded by New Yorkers in shorts and Swifties amassing for the occasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • But researchers like me are tackling the problem by studying mixtures that reflect real-world exposures and grouping chemicals with similar biological effects.
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • Unlike standalone projects developed individually, Lightshift is grouping the installations into a larger portfolio.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Carried across and buried again, accumulating the same debt under a different name.
    — Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of corralling
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“Constellating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellating. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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