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
Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Wineries in Burgundy celebrate the end of their harvest.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2026
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Then, explore the river they were harvested from on a boating trip with May River Excursions.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
But because oranges and grapefruit make up the bulk of the production, the overall harvest remains below the 2024-25 harvest, which was the lowest in more than 100 years.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Wineries in Burgundy celebrate the end of their harvest.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
During the races, the FIA might increase the amount of energy that the MGU can harvest from the engine while superclipping.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Then, explore the river they were harvested from on a boating trip with May River Excursions.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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While most crops are available during the summer, Ward's offers pick-your-own services for two spring flowers – daffodils in mid-April through early May and tulips in late April through mid-May.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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And so a small crop of AI infrastructure firms has sprung up to solve what amounts to AI’s secrecy problem.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Our critic picks 17 unmissable works of art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stromer was a four-star recruit out of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School, ranked in ESPN’s top 50 prep prospects from the class of 2023, and picked Gonzaga over UCLA.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Your communication skills are the best way to gather allies, near and far, online and in real life.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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This design-forward district blends high-end shopping with dynamic culinary experiences, art installations, gathering spaces, events, and more.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fishers will be allowed to fish from Point Arena to the Mexico border, and the season is set to open in May.—
Chaewon Chung
April 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Those fishing in other regions will be given different dates.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Of course, the lawyers had reaped the bulk of the financial rewards.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The book Sunrise on the Reaping takes place in Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events in The Hunger Games, the first novel that published in 2008.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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