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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 development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie's mother heads into its third week.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.
—Scott Bauer, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Reading Not Required is a women’s book club that gathers at The Ould Sod in Normal Heights on the last Tuesday of each month.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Compiled by academics Sean DiLeonardi, Becca Cohen, and Dan Sinykin—the author of the very good Big Fiction—the International Bestsellers Dataset gathers data about international bestselling books from 2013 to 2022.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Related Stories The story opens at a lavish Sintra estate, where a dysfunctional family gathers to celebrate an engagement, only for the night to end in murder and a house full of suspects.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Nuclear proliferation gathers pace globally Evidence mounted that long-running global efforts to block nuclear proliferation were faltering.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The questionnaire gathers details about blood type, chronic health issues, age, name, and contact information.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.
—Scott Bauer, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Reading Not Required is a women’s book club that gathers at The Ould Sod in Normal Heights on the last Tuesday of each month.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Compiled by academics Sean DiLeonardi, Becca Cohen, and Dan Sinykin—the author of the very good Big Fiction—the International Bestsellers Dataset gathers data about international bestselling books from 2013 to 2022.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Related Stories The story opens at a lavish Sintra estate, where a dysfunctional family gathers to celebrate an engagement, only for the night to end in murder and a house full of suspects.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Nuclear proliferation gathers pace globally Evidence mounted that long-running global efforts to block nuclear proliferation were faltering.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The questionnaire gathers details about blood type, chronic health issues, age, name, and contact information.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathers
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But among all denim wearers, there’s a devoted subculture that not only enjoys wearing denim, but also collects, documents and treats the textile as a reflection of their personal history.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 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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And pan pizza, the name of which derives from the high-sided vessel it’s baked in, can be harder to nail than a traditional thinner crust.—
Emily Heil,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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The collection derives inspiration from the multihyphenate talent‘s own wellness practices.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In addition to flash flood risks, residents in burn scar areas in Los Angeles County face a threat of mudslides as the rainfall accumulates.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Human speech accumulates across a life.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 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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The four were not arrested but will be summonsed to court.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
10 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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In addition, Jeff and Carl will be making homemade Jalapeño dinner rolls while our Angels in Service staff assembles a fresh creamy coleslaw.—
Gary Paun,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In Ethiopia, Belayneh Kinde Group (BKG) assembles about 150 minibuses a month using Chinese components.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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