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
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Cucumbers are a versatile and rewarding crop, offering abundant harvests for fresh eating, pickling, and summer recipes.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Crooks then deploy myriad methods, including showing viewers scam ads and fake software updates, harvesting their data, or earning commissions by sending them to gambling or adult content sites.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Noun
In August, travelers come from near and far to experience Bear Lake Raspberry Days in Garden City, Utah, an event that celebrates the harvest of the famous sweet, juicy berries with a parade, live music, a pie-eating contest, and more.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Cucumbers are a versatile and rewarding crop, offering abundant harvests for fresh eating, pickling, and summer recipes.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Verb
The site is challenging to farm and even more challenging to harvest.
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Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Crooks then deploy myriad methods, including showing viewers scam ads and fake software updates, harvesting their data, or earning commissions by sending them to gambling or adult content sites.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of advertisements to sway voters.
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Year after year, Hagerty tries new cultivars of his favorite crops—including chiles, peaches, and loads of tomatoes.
Verb
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Dominic placed Asher on the back of his pick-up truck to capture the moment before entering the ballpark together, the first of many.
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This is when the debtor, aware that his vehicle is in jeopardy, makes an appointment, through the lender, to have a repossessor pick it up.
Verb
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As the finalists from each state move on to the 'Best Pet in Nation' round of the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards, the team at USA TODAY Pets has gathered all the finalists, runner-ups and third place pets from each region.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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The Rhode founder then shared a photo of Justin holding Jack while fishing.
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Besides golf there is fishing, hiking, stargazing, croquet, crafts classes, fitness classes, clay shooting, axe throwing, archery, pickleball and even rock climbing.
Verb
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So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
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Large firms have outsourced labor-intensive work while reaping technology’s huge productivity gains.
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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