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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
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
That’s the true value of these offseason gatherings.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
On this night, that spirit was on full display from families recreating iconic scenes to longtime enthusiasts gathering in celebration of a story that has spanned nearly five decades.
—Daily News, 8 May 2026
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Noun
With summer on the horizon – when school is out and crime typically increases – police and officials have taken steps to crack down on large gatherings of teens.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
That’s the true value of these offseason gatherings.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Verb
The legislature’s effort to neuter Initiative 177 comes a week after Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill to curb another ballot measure that’s in the signature-gathering phase.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
On this night, that spirit was on full display from families recreating iconic scenes to longtime enthusiasts gathering in celebration of a story that has spanned nearly five decades.
—Daily News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
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They are prefabricated modules, often described as steel boxes, constructed off-site and slotted into the ship during assembly.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), the premier US national lab for high-energy particle physics announced the start of the underground detector assembly for the massive neutrino project in South Dakota on May 7.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The backstory South America’s largest city sprawls as far as the eye can see with towers and highways, which explains how this part of town (not the most central) has become a hub for meetings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Trump’s meetings with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, began at the Great Hall of the People moments after a welcome ceremony that seemed to impress the president, featuring a Chinese military honor guard and a greeting from excited schoolchildren.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The first of three games in seven days will begin without Bouanga, who is suspended for one match due to yellow card accumulation.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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In practice, however, the process is often limited by the accumulation of volatile fatty acids, which decrease pH levels and suppress microbial activity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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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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According to the complaint, Netflix logs billions of user interactions on its platform, collecting data that allegedly includes viewing habits, entertainment preferences, devices used, household networks, app usage patterns, and other behavioral information.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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The Steve Jobs Archive — founded by his widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, in 2022 — later used the quote as the title of a free 2023 digital book collecting Jobs’ speeches, letters and reflections.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Landscape designer Ben Gordon of Metropolitan Garden and Design notes that harvesting the outer leaves first allows the inner leaves to continue growing, with many varieties ready to harvest by April or May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Cut-and-come-again is a gardening practice that involves harvesting only the outer, mature leaves of the plant, leaving young leaves or root systems alone.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
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Initiatives at both the federal and state levels are converging.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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As Euphoria’s third season enters its back half, our ensemble’s plotlines are, at long last, converging.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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