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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
Young people know where the pressure gathers.
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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
The club gathers every Tuesday and Thursday for hours and have for decades.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The Summer Farmers Market (May–September) gathers the best of West Michigan’s seasonal produce, plus cheese, honey, maple syrup, and farm-fresh eggs.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 June 2026
The festival gathers experts, speakers and thinkers from the worlds of music, film, TV, tech and culture.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
The rides will be free for a limited time while Waymo gathers feedback and refines the experience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The same thing happens every summer, as Evangelos Marinakis gathers the club hierarchy for a debrief.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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
The club gathers every Tuesday and Thursday for hours and have for decades.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The Summer Farmers Market (May–September) gathers the best of West Michigan’s seasonal produce, plus cheese, honey, maple syrup, and farm-fresh eggs.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 June 2026
The festival gathers experts, speakers and thinkers from the worlds of music, film, TV, tech and culture.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
The rides will be free for a limited time while Waymo gathers feedback and refines the experience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The same thing happens every summer, as Evangelos Marinakis gathers the club hierarchy for a debrief.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathers
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The contract shows cities are responsible for key costs – including operations, transportation and security – while FIFA collects revenue from ticket sales, sponsorships, broadcast rights and merchandise.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The district regularly collects and tests dead birds throughout the county as part of its West Nile virus surveillance program.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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As the largest lobster-producing state in the US, Maine harvests more than 100 million pounds of the shellfish annually.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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During the summer, the garden blooms with pollinator-friendly plants like nasturtiums, begonias and alyssum, creating a vibrant ecosystem that staff harvests daily.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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What the science converges on is neither dietary maximalism nor minimalism, but diversity.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Rue escapes, but the DEA converges on Laurie's compound.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 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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And because sediment accumulates so slowly at these depths, the fossils have remained exposed for thousands or even millions of years.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Hoeger recommends using discs over cups for women with in-uterine devices (IUDS), as the cups rely on suction to stay in place and may displace the IUD, versus flat discs which are more flexible and expand as menstrual blood accumulates.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Cobolli automatically gains a spot in Sunday’s final against second-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany, who defeated Jakub Menšík of the Czech Republic earlier on Friday.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Lukashenko gains bargaining power, and the West’s common position becomes harder to sustain.—
Tatsiana Kulakevich,
The Conversation,
4 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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All these years later, Kaye assembles his footage, receipts, and memories of the period for what promises to be an intensely personal and provocative documentary.—
Jason Bailey,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Apple, for example, designs its phones in California, but assembles them in areas like China and India with components from international suppliers.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Gathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathers. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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