gleaning

present participle of glean

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Verb
  • So, while you might be tempted to store the mower after dealing with seasonal tasks like composting annuals and harvesting your garden, remember to keep mowing your grass as needed.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Casale and Officer Li sprang into action, gathering the necessary medical supplies from their vehicle to assist with the delivery.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The chains are off, and we readers are reaping the benefits.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There seems to be a common denominator emerging among surveys of AI success rate – that is, only one in 20 enterprises are really reaping its benefits.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After planting the seeds of a murder-for-hire plot, Kimball reported to the FBI that Ennis was planning to have witnesses killed, and shortly thereafter, was granted confidential informant status.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Gleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleaning. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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