as in to pick
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
harvest salmon from nearby rivers every year we harvest corn from our own garden
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Recent Examples of harvest
John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Planting sunflowers with zucchini can boost pollination rates and result in a larger harvest.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
When it is finally harvested and distilled, the result is a spirit that is strikingly clean and dry—literally just plant and water.
—Claudia Romo Edelman, Time, 5 May 2026
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Noun
Subsistence fishing was essentially what I was caught up in during college, and the spring spawn was supposed to be my bountiful harvest.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Planting sunflowers with zucchini can boost pollination rates and result in a larger harvest.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Verb
Il Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro San Marzano, which certifies San Marzano tomatoes, said on its website that the DOP certification also requires that the tomatoes are harvested by hand.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
When it is finally harvested and distilled, the result is a spirit that is strikingly clean and dry—literally just plant and water.
—Claudia Romo Edelman, Time, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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For the Steelers, who were underwhelmed by the 2025 quarterback draft class, Rodgers provided a potential bridge to what was supposed to be a much stronger 2026 crop of QBs.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Combined with soaring transport and fuel costs, which are essential for everything from running pumps and irrigation to harvesting rice and getting it to market, farmers may not be able to afford to plant the next season’s crop.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Griffin was picked by the Minnesota Lynx in the third round of the 2025 draft but didn’t report to camp last year to rehab a lingering knee injury from the college season, and she was waived by the Lynx during training camp this season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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But so far, the focus of these draft picks — which is football first and borders on football only — stands in contrast to the bigger personalities and egos of recent Joe Schoen first round picks such as Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Verb
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More people than the entire population of Minneapolis, or half a million, were estimated to go fishing in Minnesota between Saturday and Sunday.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The man standing second from the left seems to be holding a fishing pole — fishing perhaps from the bed of the wagon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
Verb
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As the sun and Jupiter harmonize, reap the rewards.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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That also means existing properties are reaping the rewards.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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