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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 collection
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 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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as in brewing
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Recent Examples of gathering
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
The former club held a reputation for elite athletics and community gathering.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Spend your first 30 days gathering brutally honest insight from your team.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Is there a Southern gathering where pimiento cheese isn't welcomed?
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
The former club held a reputation for elite athletics and community gathering.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
After a win and a tie at Maine, and a victory over Quinnipiac in CT Ice, the Huskies were gathering enough wins to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, something that had eluded the program for so long.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Spend your first 30 days gathering brutally honest insight from your team.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
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To invalidate thousands of peaceful voices due to the actions of a violent fringe is to fundamentally misunderstand the essence of free assembly.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The Orient Express Corinthian completed her all-important float-out in Saint Nazaire on June 16, following four and a half months of assembly at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Noem will start Tuesday in Panama with a meeting alongside Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, Minister of Public Security Frank Abrego, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier Martinez-Acha.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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The meeting underscored growing alignment between Tehran and Moscow amid escalating regional tensions.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Pieces from her collection, including artist Karin Miller’s Angie in Yellow, adorn the mustard walls.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025
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The collection initially arrived with 44,300 equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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In short, these converging trends point toward a future where connectivity is not just pervasive but also secure, efficient and environmentally conscious.—
Max Silber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Once your fluid volume is restored, fluid treatment is stopped to avoid accumulating excessive fluid.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Be cautious of ice accumulating on power lines or tree branches, which can lead to snapping and falling hazards.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The suspect raised roughly $60,000 in Australian dollars, or about $37,500 USD, after pocketing donations and gaining social media followers, the BBC previously reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nehring, who served as chair of the California Republican Party from 2007 to 2011 and was a spokesperson for Texas Senator Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, said the idea of California seceding was again gaining traction.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
21 Dec. 2024
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By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There’s no outpouring of new research, no bigger-than-ever assemblage of buried or forgotten work.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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