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
Starting Seeds Indoors Start a peach tree indoors by harvesting the seeds located inside the pit.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
On this day, the volunteers will visit six sites, harvesting oranges and lemons.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Register has revealed that several data brokers are harvesting and selling deeply personal conversations with AI chatbots, despite claiming those conversations are anonymized and collected with consent.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
What’s more, cities across China such as Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai are opening training sites for acclimating robots to various settings (including environments that mimic a retail outlet, an elderly care facility, and a smart home) and harvesting standardized data.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Focused on the high-value goal of harvesting Helium-3 for quantum computing and fusion energy, Interlune is developing industrial-scale technology for resource extraction.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
While significant advancements have been made in harvesting this power, existing technologies do not capture the full potential of the entire solar spectrum.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
No matter your interests, there’s something for you in this gem of a mountain town—from embarking on half-day hikes and tastings at local wineries to riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway and harvesting fresh fruit at the largest apple orchard in the Southeast.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields of Karnal, a city in northern India.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
On this day, the volunteers will visit six sites, harvesting oranges and lemons.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Register has revealed that several data brokers are harvesting and selling deeply personal conversations with AI chatbots, despite claiming those conversations are anonymized and collected with consent.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
What’s more, cities across China such as Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai are opening training sites for acclimating robots to various settings (including environments that mimic a retail outlet, an elderly care facility, and a smart home) and harvesting standardized data.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Focused on the high-value goal of harvesting Helium-3 for quantum computing and fusion energy, Interlune is developing industrial-scale technology for resource extraction.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
While significant advancements have been made in harvesting this power, existing technologies do not capture the full potential of the entire solar spectrum.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
No matter your interests, there’s something for you in this gem of a mountain town—from embarking on half-day hikes and tastings at local wineries to riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway and harvesting fresh fruit at the largest apple orchard in the Southeast.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields of Karnal, a city in northern India.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvesting
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Winds will lull overnight, Sunday into Monday, before picking back up again on Monday morning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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But like Cornbread, his father hails from Mississippi and grew up picking cotton.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Your 2nd House of Assets draws attention as the unconscious Moon conjoins information-gathering Mercury there, revealing habits that are shaping your financial journey.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction famously took on the traditional ideas of the hero’s journey and destruction in storytelling, arguing that the earliest human tool was not a weapon, but a container, such as a bag, a basket, or even a net, designed for gathering and storing food.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Harvesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvesting. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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