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
  • That inference used to be reliable because assembling a fake crowd was expensive.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • As Christie’s notes in the sale catalog, the family continued that commitment across five generations, assembling a collection that reflects both their eye for art and their role in shaping its history.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • French biotech company bioMérieux tracks trends in gastrointestinal pathogens by collecting test results from a network of laboratories.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Cyanotype workshops begin with collecting local plants and flowers, then using sunlight to create blue-toned prints.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • Just gaining and gathering a better understanding of the offense so the confidence grows within myself and the receivers.
    — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • OWAReaper then creates a session key, unique to each target, and begins gathering the target’s email address, username and Outlook settings.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors appear to be amassing a wide-ranging list of likely witnesses to take the stand in October when ex-Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants face a criminal trial for charges of bribery and conspiracy.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The billionaire founder of WeatherTech is amassing an impressive estate in an exclusive beachfront town in Palm Beach County.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • So what your company is doing is finding patients with similar symptoms, grouping them together, and then testing drugs on those subgroups so the trial is more likely to be successful?
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • My favorite way of increasing humidity is by grouping a bunch of plants all together in one area.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • Their interpretation looks like vinyl letters from a past show peeled off the wall but left on the floor, unpatched holes in the drywall, and accumulating dirt and dust.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
  • These accumulating expenses effectively act as a hidden tax on communities.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 29 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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