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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
The 2,000 acres unaccounted for represent a significant portion of the 7,140 acres of cling peaches harvested in 2024, according to Sutter County’s latest crop report.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The flowers and roots can be harvested for making tea, and the flowers can be used to make dandelion wine.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
Indigenous cultures often harvested the plants for bedding material and structural insulation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
June-bearing strawberries can be planted in the fall and harvested the following spring, according to Montgomery.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
This year, for the first time in 139 years, the Shoshone Tribe harvested three buffalo from Shoshone land for their three Sundances.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Depending on the data breach, that could include an email address, phone number, date of birth or other identifying details commonly harvested during large-scale hacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
To this day, the Kuba people fashion the textiles out of raffia, a strong and flexible natural fiber, harvested in the DR Congo’s Kasai region, from the leaves of a native palm tree.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The flowers and roots can be harvested for making tea, and the flowers can be used to make dandelion wine.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
Indigenous cultures often harvested the plants for bedding material and structural insulation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
June-bearing strawberries can be planted in the fall and harvested the following spring, according to Montgomery.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
This year, for the first time in 139 years, the Shoshone Tribe harvested three buffalo from Shoshone land for their three Sundances.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Depending on the data breach, that could include an email address, phone number, date of birth or other identifying details commonly harvested during large-scale hacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
To this day, the Kuba people fashion the textiles out of raffia, a strong and flexible natural fiber, harvested in the DR Congo’s Kasai region, from the leaves of a native palm tree.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvested
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Anyways, that's why Meg picked two out of three.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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The movie has already been picked by The Jokers Films which will release the film in France.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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As additional observations from telescopes around the world were gathered throughout 2025, scientists were able to refine its orbit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a voice note sent by the second Tehran resident on Wednesday night, the sound of pro-regime demonstrators who had gathered for the first day of official mourning for Khamenei can be heard chanting in the background.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Harvested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvested. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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