gleaning

present participle of glean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleaning
Verb
  • As temperatures begin to cool, your gardening to-do list may include harvesting herbs that won’t survive impending freezing weather.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • When harvesting the nuts, pickers should wear gloves to protect their hands from the walnuts' juice, which will stain hands.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But often these insightful gems are just left on our proverbial shelves gathering dust.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Microsoft started reaping the benefits of its investment Tuesday as OpenAI restructured to give Microsoft a 27% stake in the company, worth about $135 billion.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Not only are the Blue Jays reaping the benefits, but the run is serving a nice marketing benefit for Rogers in its telecom businesses as well.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While there, the other nurses began planting the seeds of a potential career switch, encouraging her to stay in the NICU professionally.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gardeners who learned the mistake of planting it in the ground once can attest to its ability to root easily wide and far.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Gleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleaning. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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