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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
a crowd gathered around the street musician ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting
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as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation
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as in to gain
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gather
In 2000, when scientists gathered at the White House with President Bill Clinton to mark what was basically the completion of efforts to sequence all human genes, Venter was standing next to the president and celebrated for his rival sequencing effort.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Vatican prosecutors on Thursday seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the Vatican’s big financial trial, setting the stage for another clash in the long-running case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Participants are expected to gather at MacArthur Park in the morning, according to organizers; SEIU-United Service Workers West said several thousand are expected to come to the park for the demonstration.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Protesters gather outside courthouse Outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse before Wednesday night’s hearing, a few dozen protesters gathered with signs and bullhorns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Vatican prosecutors on Thursday seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the Vatican’s big financial trial, setting the stage for another clash in the long-running case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Participants are expected to gather at MacArthur Park in the morning, according to organizers; SEIU-United Service Workers West said several thousand are expected to come to the park for the demonstration.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Protesters gather outside courthouse Outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse before Wednesday night’s hearing, a few dozen protesters gathered with signs and bullhorns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Learn More Information about the BJ's One® Mastercard® has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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People who collect rare books are book lovers, first and foremost.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, which comprises more than two dozen groups indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, had not had an opportunity to harvest meat, blubber, or bones in at least a generation.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Radishes are some of the fastest growing veggies around and early maturing varieties can be harvested just 3 weeks after planting!—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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In 2026, all three COPs on land, biodiversity, and climate will converge, creating a corridor of political opportunity.—
Carlos Alvarado Quesada,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than 50 countries, including oil producers and major consumers, are converging in Colombia for a fossil-fuel exit conference.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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To quantify spatial variations, peak emission frequencies are translated into radial distances and compared against a polynomial baseline to derive ( r_\perp ), a measure of perpendicular displacement.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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The trail, which derives its name from the slaughterhouses that first existed in the 1600s, also served as the backdrop for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's 1982 movie, Laberinto de Pasiones.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Dander, fur, and dust can accumulate quickly, especially in spaces with carpeting or heavy foot traffic, where particles tend to settle and recirculate throughout the day.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the early nineteenth century, more than a dozen colonies in the Americas gained their freedom, including Haiti, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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As well as receiving cash to reinvest directly into their businesses, the 5 winners will gain access to Zoom mentorship, technology resources, and partnerships.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately begun CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson's assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Horned Frogs don’t have a player committed this offseason with that type of notoriety, but head coach Mark Campbell has still been able to assemble one of the top transfer portal classes.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Gather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gather. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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