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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
The questionnaire gathers details about blood type, chronic health issues, age, name, and contact information.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
As 2026 gathers steam, Boatwright is steering into this clientele.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Here, Missy Elliot gathers her mix of micro braids and twists into an intricate top knot half-up, half-down look with artistic edges to boot.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The lead instructor gathers the group, explains the wind shift, and closes early.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
With her parents too old to host big events, her home has become a stable gathering place for the family, where adult children can flow in and out, and where everyone gathers for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Quick, dense, and lacking fluff, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and places them in one spot.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Steve gathers with a number of us who swim in Coney Island about twice a week.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
As 2026 gathers steam, Boatwright is steering into this clientele.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Here, Missy Elliot gathers her mix of micro braids and twists into an intricate top knot half-up, half-down look with artistic edges to boot.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The lead instructor gathers the group, explains the wind shift, and closes early.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
With her parents too old to host big events, her home has become a stable gathering place for the family, where adult children can flow in and out, and where everyone gathers for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Quick, dense, and lacking fluff, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and places them in one spot.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Steve gathers with a number of us who swim in Coney Island about twice a week.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathers
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In one corner of the dance floor, an immigrant defense group collects sign-ups for trainings while Renee Rapp’s vocals bounce off of frenetic bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Experts say a small taste of fresh, clean snow from the top layer is usually low risk, but snow collects hidden pollutants.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first layer, called the Level-1 Trigger, or L1T, harvests 100,000 events per second, and the second layer, called the High-Level Trigger, or HLT, plucks 1,000 of those events to save for later analysis.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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After hosting America's allies, Xi Jinping will host the American president, reinforcing China's narrative that global diplomacy still converges on Beijing.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hunter Wendelstedt converges with his fellow umpires.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Its name derives from the Arabic jauhar, meaning jewel.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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And Panahi derives an almost nausea-inducing tension by playing on our doubts throughout the film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hypertensive heart disease is a condition in which the heart accumulates damage due to long-term, unmanaged high blood pressure (aka hypertension), according to Cleveland Clinic.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The snow accumulates into blocks of ice that turn grey from trash and passing car fumes.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Later, Harper returns the favor, watching with rapt admiration when Eric pivots and gains a foothold during a CNN confrontation with Tender’s inscrutable CFO Whitney (Max Minghella), who is fighting against a new audit for his fiscally defunct company.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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Germany, meanwhile, gains political flexibility and a partner more aligned with big-picture EU politics.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Alex arrives to find Lucy literally quaking in fear, especially when Stephen summons the two of them to come meet his latest prey, whose name is Tegan.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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While trying to make music after her mother’s death, Julie (Madison Reyes) summons the spirits of a band that died in 1995 and ends up behind their new lead singer.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Turquoise Health assembles price data by grouping codes for services together using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Gathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathers. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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