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or foregather
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026 -
Her family’s all nearby, out in the country and away from San Marcos, where Lindsey is surrounded by dark skies, and has space for gardens, fires to gather around and animals to rescue.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Yet such gestures failed to meet the scale of the problem.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between both countries.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Initiatives at both the federal and state levels are converging.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Paul Jabara led multiple lives that converged in gay disco.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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ExLabs also intends to launch a commercial mission, called Apophis EX, to rendezvous with the asteroid.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Watch the draught horses working the vines and admire the monumental sculptures the Cathiards have assembled over the years as part of an open-air art circuit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Large components could be built offsite and assembled at the plant, reducing costs and speeding up deployment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The full-day event will convene government leaders, tech companies and top universities to discuss the challenges and opportunities in aerospace and space communications.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Many artists in the show are familiar to art audiences, but some, says Scheinman, will be brand new to the museum directors and curators, dealers, collectors and advisers convening in Switzerland this summer.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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