as in picking
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 harvesting
So, while you might be tempted to store the mower after dealing with seasonal tasks like composting annuals and harvesting your garden, remember to keep mowing your grass as needed.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Hunters in Kentucky are limited to harvesting one antlered deer per person statewide for the season.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
These limits vary by forest, like Coronado, which sets daily and annual limits for items such as berries, mushrooms, mesquite pods, and pine needles, but prohibits harvesting saguaro skeletons.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This time of year, when vintners and winemakers are in the vineyards harvesting their grapes, is marked by early mornings and long days.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In that case, 33-year-old TJ Hoover woke up in the operating room to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Begin harvesting the larger, lower leaves when plants reach about eight inches in diameter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Renaud Tixier’s movement is a highly innovative micro-rotor movement that features an inertia wheel within the micro-rotor and a ‘dancer’ spring, orchestrated to optimize winding by harvesting even the smallest motion.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Hunters in Kentucky are limited to harvesting one antlered deer per person statewide for the season.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
These limits vary by forest, like Coronado, which sets daily and annual limits for items such as berries, mushrooms, mesquite pods, and pine needles, but prohibits harvesting saguaro skeletons.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This time of year, when vintners and winemakers are in the vineyards harvesting their grapes, is marked by early mornings and long days.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In that case, 33-year-old TJ Hoover woke up in the operating room to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Begin harvesting the larger, lower leaves when plants reach about eight inches in diameter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Renaud Tixier’s movement is a highly innovative micro-rotor movement that features an inertia wheel within the micro-rotor and a ‘dancer’ spring, orchestrated to optimize winding by harvesting even the smallest motion.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvesting
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The woman decided to tweak her usual routine by picking different numbers.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Colleague Chad Jennings roasted me in March for picking the M’s.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Casale and Officer Li sprang into action, gathering the necessary medical supplies from their vehicle to assist with the delivery.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Harvesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvesting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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