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
That includes recording audio through your phone’s microphone, harvesting messages, contacts and account details, stealing photos and other files, making calls, even wiping the device.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
They’re each charged with burglary and illegally harvesting a tarpon.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The higher the range of absorption, the better the material is at harvesting solar energy.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
While harvesting one deer for meat is wonderful for providing meals all winter (give or take, depending on the size of your household), a real fur garment will keep you warm for a lifetime.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
This suggests a possibility that parasitic worms might be harvesting vitamin C from its host, and therefore, vitamin C deficiency in a host organism could help protect from those parasites.
—Jay Kakade
january 19, New Atlas, 19 Jan. 2026
As temperatures begin to cool, your gardening to-do list may include harvesting herbs that won’t survive impending freezing weather.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
By the late 19th century, colonists were harvesting tons of guano from these caves, to be exported as fertilizer.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The company, which eventually became the largest employer in Humboldt County, planted itself along the Eel River south of Eureka and set about harvesting the ancient redwood and Douglas fir forests that extended for miles through the ocean mists.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
They’re each charged with burglary and illegally harvesting a tarpon.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The higher the range of absorption, the better the material is at harvesting solar energy.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
While harvesting one deer for meat is wonderful for providing meals all winter (give or take, depending on the size of your household), a real fur garment will keep you warm for a lifetime.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
This suggests a possibility that parasitic worms might be harvesting vitamin C from its host, and therefore, vitamin C deficiency in a host organism could help protect from those parasites.
—Jay Kakade
january 19, New Atlas, 19 Jan. 2026
As temperatures begin to cool, your gardening to-do list may include harvesting herbs that won’t survive impending freezing weather.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
By the late 19th century, colonists were harvesting tons of guano from these caves, to be exported as fertilizer.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The company, which eventually became the largest employer in Humboldt County, planted itself along the Eel River south of Eureka and set about harvesting the ancient redwood and Douglas fir forests that extended for miles through the ocean mists.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvesting
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The recent first-time Emmy nominee is being careful picking new roles.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Flanking Arraez at first base will likely be Rafael Devers, who is still learning the position after picking it up last season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Among those helping lead the community welcome is the Palisades Recovery Coalition, which will provide coffee to parents and community members gathering outside the school as students arrive.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inkwell Beach Davos has become the go-to gathering for leaders and changemakers committed to turning inclusion from aspiration into action - from Wanji Walcott, Chief Business and Legal officer of Pinterest to Chris Foster, CEO of Omnicom PR Group to Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Harvesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvesting. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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