1
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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2
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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3
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
Few gatherings can compete with that level of celebrity.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The takeovers, which are large gatherings where crowds block off intersections to watch drivers do donuts and other stunts, took place throughout the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Host small gatherings, live recordings or salon-style events to deepen engagement and make listeners feel part of something tangible.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Spectacular planet gatherings, eclipses, and Saturn’s opposition are among the many marvels on the horizon.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Most gatherings are free and require no commitment but a few need registration beforehand.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Centennial Dog Park, 31st Avenue and Parthenon Avenue Centennial Park has been a long-time supporter of canines, hosting Music City Mutt Struts and other gatherings for man's best friend.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year’s edition hosted more than 650 gatherings in 35 states and distributed more than 84,000 doses of naloxone.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The takeovers, which are large gatherings where crowds block off intersections to watch drivers do donuts and other stunts, took place throughout the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Host small gatherings, live recordings or salon-style events to deepen engagement and make listeners feel part of something tangible.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Spectacular planet gatherings, eclipses, and Saturn’s opposition are among the many marvels on the horizon.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Most gatherings are free and require no commitment but a few need registration beforehand.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Centennial Dog Park, 31st Avenue and Parthenon Avenue Centennial Park has been a long-time supporter of canines, hosting Music City Mutt Struts and other gatherings for man's best friend.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year’s edition hosted more than 650 gatherings in 35 states and distributed more than 84,000 doses of naloxone.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatherings
Noun
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Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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The projector-prism assemblies of the display modules sit behind the plate, flanking the adjustable rubber nosepads on wire arms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The anger evokes town hall meetings, school board meetings, library meetings, any gathering where people are trying to figure out what is going on in the world right now, without any sufficient explanation.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The track becomes Cardi’s eighth leader, which is one of the most impressive accumulations of champions of all time on Billboard’s ranking of the most successful songs at rap radio stations across the United States.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The best storm thus far in the northern metro dropped one quarter inch of rain, so some accumulations up to this amount are possible with any stronger storms that develop.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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These antitrust lawsuits all center on the idea that NCAA member schools and conferences are, like pro franchises, competing businesses.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The government has already collected $150 billion in tariffs through July 2025, with monthly collections now running at roughly $30 billion.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That depends on the ultra group, but all of them collect membership dues, and many of them raise funds by producing calendars or fanzines, or otherwise holding collections on matchdays.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even beverages such as coffee, Coke, and their mixtures could be classified with strong performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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Brands like Burt’s Bees have gained an incredible amount of market share in just a few decades, and researchers are exploring new wax-fat-and-oil mixtures, with an eye towards efficacy and sustainability.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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Not all of the over 200,000 nonprofits that have investment accounts or nearly 68,000 congregations that derive part of their income from investments can hire full-time staff or consultants to align their portfolios with their missions.—
Bhakti Mirchandani,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Gatherings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatherings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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