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Recent Examples of glean
The wealth at the top is incomprehensible — orders of magnitude beyond the numbers most of us glean from our own bank statements.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to strict embargoes from Nintendo, the larger story of Age of Imprisonment remains a secret, but anyone who’s played Tears of the Kingdom can glean a lot of the setup.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Eligible players have now officially become free agents, and even a casual fan can glean that this class is solid.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Another technique researchers use to glean information about an animal’s diet relies on analyzing the microscopic wear patterns on its teeth.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to strict embargoes from Nintendo, the larger story of Age of Imprisonment remains a secret, but anyone who’s played Tears of the Kingdom can glean a lot of the setup.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Eligible players have now officially become free agents, and even a casual fan can glean that this class is solid.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Another technique researchers use to glean information about an animal’s diet relies on analyzing the microscopic wear patterns on its teeth.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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That evening, his team-mates at Bottesford gathered in their clubhouse following a 2-2 draw at home to Golcar United, where there had been a moment of reflection ahead of kick-off.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officers also gathered at HCA-Florida Kendall Hospital.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The following year, production was 3,000 kilos from three hectares, and in 2005, 5,000 kilos were reaped from five hectares.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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But, don’t let high price tags prevent you from reaping their benefits.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
4 Nov. 2025
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Most gardeners grow strawberries in outdoor beds and harvest fresh berries in summer.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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People can harvest their own trees, or volunteers can pick fruit, too, if owners are unable to do so themselves.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some worry they could be used to undermine the process or sow doubts about the results.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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In many areas, fall is also a great time for sowing overwintering seeds of half-hardy annuals like calendula and nigella that need a winter chilling period (stratification) to germinate.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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