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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a great gathering of dust under the bed
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as in brewing
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as in collecting
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 harvesting
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 converging
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 deriving
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 accumulating
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 gaining
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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as in summoning
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers
gathered the strength to finish the marathon
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Recent Examples of gathering
Staff Report, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Feb. 2026
The gathering of friends and neighbors enjoyed four courses of her sublime food.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The Red Sox spent two weeks gathering video messages from players’ and coaches’ loved ones.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.
—Staff Report, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Feb. 2026
The gathering of friends and neighbors enjoyed four courses of her sublime food.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Healy wants the Funnybone label to be the same sort of supportive environment and gathering place.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The Red Sox spent two weeks gathering video messages from players’ and coaches’ loved ones.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
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The company targets a range of different sectors, including retail, logistics, 3PLs (third-party logistics), automotive manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing for material handling, higher dexterity operations, and assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Durango is a midsize SUV built in the Detroit, Michigan, assembly plant and sold in North America by Dodge.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Aztecs swept their two regular-season meetings against UNLV.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Harrison remains free on bail and is required to undergo electronic monitoring and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, according to the District Attorney’s Office.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The National Weather Service predicts total snow accumulations between 14 and 18 inches, with blizzard conditions possible.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
21 Feb. 2026
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The government office of the Tyrol region said intense snowfall over the last week led to accumulations of up to 5 feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Google is accused of collecting cellular data from Android users that the company allegedly purchased from mobile carriers.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Local police issued an autopsy order to determine the cause of death and started collecting security camera footage and testimony from hotel staff, according to reports.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No matter your interests, there’s something for you in this gem of a mountain town—from embarking on half-day hikes and tastings at local wineries to riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway and harvesting fresh fruit at the largest apple orchard in the Southeast.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields of Karnal, a city in northern India.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Seasonal fuel blend changes, refinery outages, rising summer demand, and grid strain are converging on a system with no margin left.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director who was a finalist to become the next Federal Reserve chair, told CNBC that several factors are converging to keep payroll growth low, at least for the time being.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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