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Recent Examples of glean
Boyes operated under a similar assumption until law enforcement began to glean more information.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty to glean from this final month of basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Analysts pore over their pronouncements to glean shifts on key issues.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Volunteers have the option to glean produce from their own backyards or participate in larger-scale community harvests organized through Food Forward.
—Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty to glean from this final month of basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Analysts pore over their pronouncements to glean shifts on key issues.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Volunteers have the option to glean produce from their own backyards or participate in larger-scale community harvests organized through Food Forward.
—Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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Relatives of Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist who officials and her employer say was killed by an Israeli airstrike yesterday, gathered in Baysariyeh in southern Lebanon this morning to mourn her loss ahead of funeral processions.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The energy was high in Vancouver last night as thousands of bartenders, industry insiders, and cocktail enthusiasts gathered for the unveiling of the 2026 edition of North America’s 50 Best Bars.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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In fact, those who reap the reward of your efforts might demand a repeat.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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However, an artist’s innate defiance reaps the best art.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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At the peak of his career, Williams had three boats – built one of them himself – and was harvesting 500,000 pounds of clams and oysters annually.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The ice at these locations could be harvested to supply drinking water, oxygen, and rocket fuel for a lunar outpost.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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City’s results have begun to sow unease among Arsenal fans.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy has long sown doubt in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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