as in picked
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 harvested
His organs will be harvested on Saturday.
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Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Cathinone, considered to be the principal active stimulant, is structurally similar to d-amphetamine and at its highest levels when khat is harvested.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Feel its malleability between your teeth, how its squashy fragility—marshy like the plant from which it was originally harvested—gives a bit before bouncing back.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
In another sequence, vast acres of parched, golden wheat fields suddenly combust into flames while being industrially harvested.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
Spring onions, onions that have been harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell, are a bit more fragile than adult onion varieties.
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Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Asparagus Asparagus is harvested as a young, emerging shoot rather than mature foliage.
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Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
Their conclusion is that the organism lived in an oxygen-containing environment and harvested energy either by eating other living things or feeding on their remains.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Cathinone, considered to be the principal active stimulant, is structurally similar to d-amphetamine and at its highest levels when khat is harvested.
—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Feel its malleability between your teeth, how its squashy fragility—marshy like the plant from which it was originally harvested—gives a bit before bouncing back.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
In another sequence, vast acres of parched, golden wheat fields suddenly combust into flames while being industrially harvested.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
Spring onions, onions that have been harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell, are a bit more fragile than adult onion varieties.
—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Asparagus Asparagus is harvested as a young, emerging shoot rather than mature foliage.
—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
Their conclusion is that the organism lived in an oxygen-containing environment and harvested energy either by eating other living things or feeding on their remains.
—
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvested
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
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“Harvested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvested. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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