GLEAN Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

glean

verb

Definition of glean

as in to gather

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Recent Examples of glean Lopez cited confidentiality concerns and contended that the DA office’s pursuit of Cybergenetics could be a tactic to glean insight from the defense. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 On Thursday afternoon, onlookers couldn’t glean any information about this weekend’s festivities. — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 2 July 2026 While garlic and spinach are nutritious ways to glean health benefits, keep in mind that these foods may pose risks for some people. — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 June 2026 Having these vast quantities of data means L’Oréal can glean vital insights by looking backwards, but this becomes more powerful still when combined with a philosophy which has guided the company since its earliest days. — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for glean

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Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
As my family gathered at my younger brother's apartment in downtown Philadelphia the next day, the mood was deeply heavy.

— Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of gather

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Tavares, 11 days shy of his 36th birthday, hopes to reap some benefits from the living arrangement, too.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In today’s music industry, when artists aren’t reaping the full benefits of the recording economy because of streaming platforms, the live experience is as vital as ever.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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The industrial space is chock-full of eight-foot bolts of rushes (the flexible lengths of plants woven into baskets), harvested just once annually in Somerset, and garlands using offcuts of the material lining the windows.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The result is that each adult animal’s hair can only be harvested once every two to three years.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of harvest

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Each bag has a ripple effect — helping a child focus at school, giving a parent breathing room to rebuild and often sowing inspiration for recipients to pay kindness forward.

— Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Start seeds indoors four to eight weeks before the last frost, or sow directly at the soil surface after the last frost.

— Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 1 Sep. 2026

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