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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
Jeannoel joined the hundreds of other community members gathered in Coral Springs Friday evening at the vigil in Metayer’s honor.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
In Broadview, a few dozen gathered to commemorate the ritual outside alongside detainees.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Congress would be required to take an up-or-down vote on the commission’s recommendations, though public input would be gathered by the commission.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Neighborhood full of grief Family and friends gathered Friday night for a candlelight vigil at the corner where 7-month-old Kaori took her last breath.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
That divide has grown especially raw lately, as the wealth gap widens and a populist backlash against billionaires has gathered force.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Royals players gathered in the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The finding suggests these remains may have once been part of a private collection — artifacts or human specimens gathered abroad and brought into the United States at some earlier point in history.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Blackstone has gathered more than $12 billion for its third private equity fund.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
In Broadview, a few dozen gathered to commemorate the ritual outside alongside detainees.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Congress would be required to take an up-or-down vote on the commission’s recommendations, though public input would be gathered by the commission.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Neighborhood full of grief Family and friends gathered Friday night for a candlelight vigil at the corner where 7-month-old Kaori took her last breath.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
That divide has grown especially raw lately, as the wealth gap widens and a populist backlash against billionaires has gathered force.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Royals players gathered in the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The finding suggests these remains may have once been part of a private collection — artifacts or human specimens gathered abroad and brought into the United States at some earlier point in history.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Blackstone has gathered more than $12 billion for its third private equity fund.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathered
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The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rubin assembled a creative team to develop the Candy Hall of Fame, which will open in summer 2027, including designer Janet Planet and Broadway set designer David Korins.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trained on hundreds of billions of words harvested from the internet, ChatGPT uses what it’s learned about text patterns to generate the likeliest responses to user prompts.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Let the beautiful blue crab, harvested from the Chesapeake Bay's waters, have their moment of glory with this new recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The lanes converged in November 2024 when college's governing body lifted the long-standing ban on players who suited up in the CHL.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the bottom of the second inning, Pages and Hernández converged under a fly ball in left field.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The measure also bans the sale of nitrous oxide for recreational use, and of cannabinoids derived from hemp plants — including Delta-8, Delta-10, THC-O and THC-P — which are currently unregulated and becoming increasingly potent.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The post quickly accumulated nearly 2 million views through Thursday, mostly an outpouring of condolences.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Calls to temporarily pause gas taxes have gained traction in recent days as prices at the pump climb dramatically, largely driven by supply disruptions resulting from the war in Iran.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Through his partnership with Stone and Argentine producer Fernando Sulichin, Sánchez Arveláiz gained access to a different kind of power — one rooted not in government offices, but in storytelling and cultural influence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ea summoned the womb-goddess Belet-ili to create man from clay, divine spit, and the heart of the rebellious Nusku.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brigitte had served as Glock’s managing director after her father’s stroke, but in 2010 she was summoned to a meeting in Deutsch-Wagram, the company’s headquarters outside Vienna, and, according to a source close to Brigitte, unceremoniously fired from the firm.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Satellite images collected from the region since 2009 indicate that the population of Emperor penguins in Antarctica has been decreasing for about a decade, Phillip Trathan, member of the IUCN's Penguin Specialist Group, told ABC News.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Thursday is expected to include video of one more law enforcement interview with Horner in the days after Athena’s body was found, as well as discussion of evidence collected by crime-scene investigators.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Gathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathered. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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