gleans

Definition of gleansnext
present tense third-person singular of glean

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Verb
  • Priya gathers critical intelligence on shipments, the movements of key operatives such as Rahul, and the coordination handled by Suresh, Seth’s right-hand man.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The event typically gathers about 100 attendees, many with strong social media followings, who use their digital platforms to amplify it and spread the word on the relevance of tailoring today.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The facility harvests energy from a connected 250,000-kilowatt photovoltaic farm that stretches out into the Gobi desert.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
  • In addition, Wynn harvests its own herd of American Wagyu from Grazing Star Farms and breaks down primals in its in-house butcher shop.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That encounter plants a seed that bears bitter fruit in the 1988 chapter once teenage Noor (now played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) finds himself in the middle of a protest that spirals out of control.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Gleans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleans. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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