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as in assembled
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 harvested
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 converged
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 derived
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 accumulated
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 gained
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gathered
Long before downtown workshops and a growing client base, Kiel and her business partner gathered around the table every day, sketching concepts and services, and building a company from the ground up.
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Contributor, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Before the earnings numbers were released, about 30 demonstrators gathered in front of Sempra’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Diego, protesting how much SDG&E has made over the years.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Part of the ensemble stands supernaturally perched over this crimson room, elevated, like a biblical cloud of witnesses gathered to watch the beginning of this slightly demonic fable.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The paper comes just a few months after other researchers published an entirely different type of evidence for Mars lightning based on data gathered by a microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Beauty’s interest in Mexico gathered pace in 2025 and is showing no sign of slowing down.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Friday, Lewis and Ebron were going strong as a crowd gathered, with some coming and going, and others staying for hours.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Chris Sanchez, 75, is one of a few veterans gathered there for a meal.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Evidence implicating Jenkins was gathered in April 2022, when officers executed search warrants at his home and business, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Contributor, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Before the earnings numbers were released, about 30 demonstrators gathered in front of Sempra’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Diego, protesting how much SDG&E has made over the years.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Part of the ensemble stands supernaturally perched over this crimson room, elevated, like a biblical cloud of witnesses gathered to watch the beginning of this slightly demonic fable.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The paper comes just a few months after other researchers published an entirely different type of evidence for Mars lightning based on data gathered by a microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Beauty’s interest in Mexico gathered pace in 2025 and is showing no sign of slowing down.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Friday, Lewis and Ebron were going strong as a crowd gathered, with some coming and going, and others staying for hours.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Chris Sanchez, 75, is one of a few veterans gathered there for a meal.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Evidence implicating Jenkins was gathered in April 2022, when officers executed search warrants at his home and business, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathered
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The remarks by two Iranian officials came a day before the talks and as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Carenector team was assembled with the plan to scale up in the future with health care compliance in mind.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Each block was harvested and fermented separately and aged in almost 100 percent new French oak.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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At the nursery bare root plants are grown in the ground, harvested as young plants, and sold without soil surrounding the roots.—
Dr. Lauren Kurtz,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Within steps of one another, the law, the press and the community converged to bend the arc of American democracy.—
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the world’s top technology executives converged on India’s AI Impact Summit this week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back on growing concerns over whether the tech industry’s massive AI spending spree can ever pay off.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The technology offers a sustainable blueprint that researchers hope will inspire further corporate partnership and innovation for manufacturing using renewable and waste-derived materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Over the next 30 years, the fund is expected to rely on the Medicare payroll tax for about three-quarters of its annual income, with another roughly one-eighth derived from income taxes on Social Security benefits.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The department has accumulated roughly $500 million in total deficits since joining the Big Ten conference in 2014.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the awards circuit, Decoy has accumulated a string of cameos and merchandise moments.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cavalry, which Canva has used for its own projects, has gained attention among designers on social media as an alternative to Adobe's After Effects for some work.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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One feature that briefly gained traction allowed athletes to charge fans to play video games against them online.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Joan Crawford was a dancer in a chorus line when she was summoned for a screen test and signed to a studio contract.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Mack - who was selected 31st in the 2021 draft out of an East Amherst, New York high school – conceivably could be summoned to the big leagues fairly early in the season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of promising firms like Solyndra collected billions of taxpayer dollars and were supposed to be the energy companies of the future.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Gathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathered. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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