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
As a successful oyster-gathering and farming village, farmers harvested blueberries, sweet potatoes, asparagus and, most importantly, strawberries.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Combine that with information harvested from apps, and scammers can build a frighteningly detailed profile of your life.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
If it’s harvested from an area that’s been polluted, there’s a possibility it could be contaminated with unsafe minerals like mercury or arsenic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The agencies now recommend that no one consume deer or wild turkey harvested in the specified advisory zones.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Planting and Caring for Bare-Root Roses Bare-root roses are harvested when dormant with no leaves or foliage.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Consumers can do their part by opting for oysters grown in cages, which are harvested without dredging and therefore without damaging reefs, Pruett says.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The value of rice dropped from $488 per ton to $370, but the total decline also included a slight decrease of acreage, with 6,000 fewer acres harvested in the county.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Despite the fact ostrich feathers can be harvested without slaughtering, Collective Fashion Justice published research in 2023 that found all ostrich feather production systems ultimately kill the bird.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Combine that with information harvested from apps, and scammers can build a frighteningly detailed profile of your life.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
If it’s harvested from an area that’s been polluted, there’s a possibility it could be contaminated with unsafe minerals like mercury or arsenic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The agencies now recommend that no one consume deer or wild turkey harvested in the specified advisory zones.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Planting and Caring for Bare-Root Roses Bare-root roses are harvested when dormant with no leaves or foliage.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Consumers can do their part by opting for oysters grown in cages, which are harvested without dredging and therefore without damaging reefs, Pruett says.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The value of rice dropped from $488 per ton to $370, but the total decline also included a slight decrease of acreage, with 6,000 fewer acres harvested in the county.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Despite the fact ostrich feathers can be harvested without slaughtering, Collective Fashion Justice published research in 2023 that found all ostrich feather production systems ultimately kill the bird.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvested
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a surprising turn of events, Grande picked an audience member to perform opposite with, instead of her usual scene partner Erivo as Elphaba.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Harvested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvested. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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