Thesaurus results for GATHERINGS

gatherings

noun

plural of gathering

as in assemblies

a body of people come together in one place the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders

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as in meetings

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 accumulations

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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Recent Examples of gatherings There is an exemption to the gift rules that allows free entry to gatherings that are widely attended and paid for by third parties, but only if certain conditions are met. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Use music intentionally for transitions, gatherings and shared rituals. — Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Camping chairs can be used at home for extra seating, a barbecue, the park, sports games and dozens of other gatherings. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 The gallery mounted over 40 exhibitions during its run, as well as hosting performances and public gatherings and having a cafe and retail shop on site. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026 Primavera often convenes small gatherings to bring wary Western executives and institutional investors to visit robotic firms, battery makers, and electric-car plants in the country. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Jacob said he is thrilled the synagogue’s little chapel has become associated with community gatherings filled with high-quality music. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026 The volunteer monarch monitors counted some quarter million butterflies at the height of the overwintering gatherings. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 After July 12, the restaurant will shut down, and the space will transition into the Wynwood Event Center, which will host private events, parties, weddings, corporate meetings and other gatherings. — Connie Ogle july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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Noun

For decades, we’ve been surrounded by products made from plastic, polyester and increasingly complex multi-material assemblies.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
This approach is used to produce everything from the 21C’s suspension components to its gearbox case, as well as multi-piece assemblies bonded together using proprietary adhesives.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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Newcastle feared an even more punitive settlement and spent months in dialogue and face-to-face meetings with UEFA officials to try to reduce the severity of the punishments.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Bouanga has scored 11 goals in 10 career matches against the Galaxy across all competitions and has scored in the last seven meetings, the longest such streak in the rivalry’s history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

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Most of the region received 1-3 inches in the past 24 hours, but accumulations between 5-7 inches in Lewisville and the western portions of Fort Worth were recorded in the past 24 hours.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 July 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of accumulations

Noun

The conferences are managed by a team whose plan was to hold the conference in the same place two years in a row.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Kappel said the hall will be open to organizations in the community and the public for planning events, including musical programs, conferences, films, and lectures, as well as to business leaders who may want to host corporate events there.

— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

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The upward trend is largely due to a resumption in more normal tax collections following a temporary suspension of enforcement activity during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to tax experts and IRS officials.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 July 2026
In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of collections

Noun

There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years?

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of mixtures

Noun

Christianity is so fractured, not just within denominations but within individual congregations, within individual families.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
Though our congregations differ in theology and practice, we are united by enduring religious teachings that call upon us to care for the vulnerable, welcome the stranger, pursue justice, protect creation, and seek peace.

— Killingly-Brooklyn Interfaith Council, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

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