Definition of harvestnext
as in crop
the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season we can thank the bountiful harvest of 1621 for our traditional feast of turkey and all the trimmings every November

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verb

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
Noun
That means a recall may apply only to a specific harvest or lot of certain products, purchase dates or regions, rather than all lettuce being sold nationwide. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 The company said in a statement that the total harvest is expected to come in around 150,000 tons. Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
On Tuesday night, the borough council voted to retain the services of Suburban Wildlife Management LLC to harvest some of Oakmont's deer population. Christopher Derose, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Keep rotating and removing critical credentials from the places attackers harvest them, including developer laptops and code repositories. Eric Fourrier, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for harvest
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Noun
  • Applying a mycorrhizal inoculant to a bed planted mainly with these crops is unlikely to provide a meaningful benefit.
    Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Of course those are only two of the marvelous local crops on offer at both Breezy Willow and at our two local farmers’ markets — Tiber Park in the historic district and the Miller Library.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.
    Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her performance was the latest example of her sophomore surge, as Malonga is spearheading a Storm rebuild alongside 2026 first-round picks Johnson and Awa Fam.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The clubs use that data, as well as additional information gathered through other testing methods, to aid in the management of the training loads and performance of their athletes.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • People gather at Edge at Hudson Yards in Manhattan in New York City during a 90% partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 in New York City.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More than a week later, another beaver bit a 19-year-old man fishing from the park’s shoreline on Wednesday.
    Maia Nehme, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The pair, who often get called by each other’s names, recently spent a weekend fishing together.
    Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles gave up three promising prospects for what might be a short-term rental of the 29-year-old Skubal, who will likely reap the benefits of free agency this winter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Unsurprisingly, firms reaping profits from the AI boom steal the show.
    Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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