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
Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
According to the Department of Justice, McBee admitted to submitting fraudulent reports that significantly underreported portions of his 2018 corn and soybean harvests.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Each term signals when these important plants are ready to harvest.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
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Noun
The second horizon addresses what many call harvest-now-decrypt-later exposure.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
According to the Department of Justice, McBee admitted to submitting fraudulent reports that significantly underreported portions of his 2018 corn and soybean harvests.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Verb
Phishing campaigns created with Outsider's tools would generally start with an SMS text message directing unsuspecting users to a fake e-commerce website that would harvest their data, including credit card details.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Each term signals when these important plants are ready to harvest.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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Some flowers and scented herbs can be used as companion plants to naturally repel aphids, while others function as trap crops by luring aphids away from milkweed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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Malaysia's economic minister warned that El Niño could cause crop yields to fall by an average of 8% to 10% this year.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Most of those teams will most likely be picking ahead of the Steelers.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The president has a strong record of endorsements in the 2026 midterm elections, with nearly all of his candidate picks winning their respective primaries.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Verb
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On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Early yesterday, as Argentina sealed a 3-0 victory over Algeria, hundreds of fans gathered on the courtyard lawn of Beijing’s Argentine Embassy to cheer the team on.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The sonar users searched more for fish before even fishing, while the other team spent more time actively fishing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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For Pacifica resident Bae Cadotte and her son, that meant going to the pier each morning, getting coffee and bait at the Chit Chat Cafe, then heading out to go fishing.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Homestead owners will be the initial beneficiaries of the amendment, but non-homestead owners, including businesses and those who own vacation homes and condos, will reap rewards as well in future years.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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While reaping huge profits from AI spending, Nvidia has also become a significant investor in AI companies, committing a total of more than $90 billion to developers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, and suppliers, including Coherent, Marvell, Lumentum, and Corning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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