GLEANING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

gleaning

verb

present participle of glean

as in harvesting

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So yes, food plots can be a critical element in consistently harvesting mature bucks.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2026
The team calculated that the mesh achieved an energy-harvesting density of more than 10 microwatts per cubic centimeter, which is roughly an order of magnitude better than the performance previous centralized designs achieved.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

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While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
The spacecraft eventually dropped down to just 171 miles (275 kilometers) above the planet, and the observatory officially stopped gathering scientific data.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

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Through the spring and summer the forest in this mountain backcountry had been blessed with abundant rainfall and the wild creatures were busy reaping the berries, seeds and other browse.

— Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
The County of Ventura 2025 Crop and Livestock Report shows strawberries as the county’s leading agricultural commodity, with growers reaping $808 million in wholesale revenue.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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Sow Right Seeds Pumpkin Seeds While this method of fall decor may take longer than ordering a premade item online, for those who have space, planting your own variety of pumpkins can produce all-natural homegrown decorations.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
The industry publication Data Center Dynamics also pointed to a recent proposal by a Russian regional governor to build data centers within open-pit coal mines while planting green public parks above as camouflage.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

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