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gathering

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verb

present participle of gather
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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 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 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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gathering

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adjective

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Recent Examples of gathering
Verb
Spanning 30 years, Latin Music Week is the single most important and largest gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025 Strolling at all types of gatherings from cookouts to weddings? Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This was largely tied to the government gathering cotton for its reserves, and this level of demand from cotton’s number one importer has not been seen since. Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025 After years of research and gathering public input, the Leawood City Council will narrow down a path for its former City Hall and Fire Station as part of a master plan for the area. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gathering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
  • The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The unibody structure and assembly were essentially British, with mechanical underpinnings from Volvo’s Amazon/122 series.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The meeting came less than a week after investigators said 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, a former Marine, crashed a pickup truck into the Grand Blanc ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before firing an assault-style rifle inside.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • More meetings meant more people.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Go find your asterisk collection and spray it in our direction.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • These were second only to the charming spring 2026 collection that, in sync with the theme, hinged on slipdresses with lace inlays, airy blouses and pants with delicate embellishments, crochet separates and lingerie pieces.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If spouses are collecting, married at least a year and the same age, but one spouse’s benefit is less than half the other’s, then that spouse should claim spousal benefits instead.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Police learned that for at least a decade, Ed had been collecting human body parts and using them to fashion furniture, masks and even clothing around his home.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, while you might be tempted to store the mower after dealing with seasonal tasks like composting annuals and harvesting your garden, remember to keep mowing your grass as needed.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • TxDOT traffic cameras captured dozens of emergency vehicles and police units converging near the ICE facility off I-35E and Empire Central.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Organizations must understand where these converging risks are and take a proactive approach towards remedying and preventing their impact.
    Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the years since, Wickelgren, Kass and others have reframed a host of other enumerative problems using motivic homotopy theory, deriving the relevant quadratic forms in various number systems.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • About half of the company’s sales are direct-to-consumer, deriving from the stores as well as Rails’ e-commerce site.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The wandering world is accumulating enormous amounts of gas and dust from its surrounding space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In Week 4, Egbuka had four receptions (on 10 targets), accumulating 101 receiving yards and a TD, while Godwin caught three passes (on 10 targets), amassing only 26 yards.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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