Thesaurus results for GATHERINGS

gatherings

noun

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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’s also a huge ballroom, complete with its own working fireplace that allows for large-scale gatherings in stylish surroundings, something that is lacking elsewhere in Edinburgh. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 The clubhouse is available for private rentals, offering a setting for weddings, anniversaries, business meetings and community gatherings. —

Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026 New York Fashion Week came and went, and bookending the many shows and presentations on the calendar this season were, of course, some seriously great street style looks that carried our editors through back-to-back appointments, cocktail hour gatherings, and late-night dinners. —

Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026 Reports from opposition sources indicated that shots were also fired as security units attempted to disperse gatherings that had spilled beyond campus grounds into surrounding streets. —

Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Escape to the Livity Spa or the Great House for gatherings with fellow guests. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026 The policy also allows students to organize prayer groups and religious clubs or gatherings before, during and after the school day. —

Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026 There’s also a large pool for morning swims or leisurely gatherings. —

Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026 Fanatics uses these gatherings not to bribe or threaten their detractors into silence, but to educate them on the business. —

A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

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Those copies were then distributed to various assemblies, conventions, and continental troops on July 5, proclaiming the colonies’ independence to the world.

— Brian Rosenzweig, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Black History Month is sometimes treated as little more than an opportunity for corporate branding and, maybe, school assemblies; but in the face of such erasure, observing it this February feels radical.

— Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026