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- the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders
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- attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower
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- a great gathering of dust under the bed
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of gathering (Entry 2 of 3)
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- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical),
- lowering,
- menacing,
- ominous,
- portentous
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gathering
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of gathering (Entry 3 of 3)
- 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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- late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
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- a crowd gathered around the street musician
- ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting
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- I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
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- 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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- the movement gathered force as election day neared
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- gathered the strength to finish the marathon
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The first known use of gathering was before the 12th century
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