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as in collects
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 harvests
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 converges
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 derives
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 accumulates
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 gains
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gathers
Taking place on the Summer Solstice at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, the event gathers dozens of the world’s preeminent experimental musicians to perform in a stunning columbarium designed by Julia Morgan.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Hegel redefined the dialectic as a process of assertion, negation, and synthesis that gathers force through history.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The album gathers nine tracks total, and marks the group’s first full-length release since 2017’s New Facts Emerge.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 14 June 2026
The community gathers for weekly events, monthly barbecues, or a casual game of corn hole.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
In September 2024, the Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Program, which gathers real estate professionals, in partnership with the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, held a week-long workshop for eight panelists to explore the concerns of Fort Worth Northside residents.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Young people know where the pressure gathers.
—Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
Yet, still, Kansas City knows what can happen when a massive group gathers.
—Laura Bauer
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
At his 80th birthday party, the powerful patriarch Adolfo Novak gathers family and friends.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Hegel redefined the dialectic as a process of assertion, negation, and synthesis that gathers force through history.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The album gathers nine tracks total, and marks the group’s first full-length release since 2017’s New Facts Emerge.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 14 June 2026
The community gathers for weekly events, monthly barbecues, or a casual game of corn hole.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
In September 2024, the Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Program, which gathers real estate professionals, in partnership with the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, held a week-long workshop for eight panelists to explore the concerns of Fort Worth Northside residents.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Young people know where the pressure gathers.
—Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
Yet, still, Kansas City knows what can happen when a massive group gathers.
—Laura Bauer
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
At his 80th birthday party, the powerful patriarch Adolfo Novak gathers family and friends.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathers
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Aaru, a two-year-old AI startup, simulated all of those voters—agents built from the kind of data the company collects, like credit card purchasing history, food-delivery orders, and demographic records—and tried to predict how the votes would be cast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The Institute of Education Sciences evaluates and collects statistics, and the National Center for Education Statistics administers the Nation’s Report Card and other federal tests.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new liquid material that harvests, stores, and releases energy within a single system.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The most recently identified Gloeobacteria species, Anthocerotibacter panamensis, harvests light using a different set of proteins than modern cyanobacteria — but converts sunlight into chemical energy within protein complexes that vary only slightly from those in other Gloeobacteria.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Everyone eventually converges on one location, where the forward momentum of the story stops and the aliens are finally revealed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Soccer derives its beauty from its simplicity.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The result is a relentless flood of advice that derives its authority not from expertise but from personal testimony, endlessly reinforcing the idea that your feelings are your most important parenting instrument.—
Nina Bandelj,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Plastic accumulates in our oceans and on our beaches, killing seabirds, sea turtles and other marine mammals.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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But as an artist accumulates experiences, the attentive listener starts to carry that baggage with them, particularly as artists spend more and more time selling the self than the art.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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Atlas gains intelligence Boston Dynamics is making rapid progress toward commercializing humanoid robots, with its Atlas platform approaching the level of autonomy required for industrial deployment, according to a new report from KB Securities.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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But while the call for tax reform gains momentum yearly among rank-and-file lawmakers, the major proposals cannot get past Lamont, who is focused paying down Connecticut’s massive pension debt.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Favreau’s work is clearly indebted to that lineage, and Grogu’s solo jaunt actually summons a bit of whimsy that was otherwise missing.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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“Gathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathers. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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