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
Add garlic to the garden for more than harvesting the delicious bulbs.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Late summer to early fall is a time for harvesting corn in much of the United States.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Youth split up into groups and fan out to the different gardens, weeding, watering, planting and harvesting the vegetables.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some Michigan cider mills are already open, harvesting their apples and making the refreshing drink, and selling a variety of sweet baked goods.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
And in 2018, federal agents raided Sunset Mesa funeral home in Montrose where a mother and daughter team were harvesting and selling body parts without knowledge or consent of the families.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
After harvesting canes from the university’s research vineyard, the scientists dried and ground them before extracting the cellulosic residue.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
The process of creating my secretome began with harvesting my hair follicles at Dripology in Santa Monica back in 2023.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Here is your guide to harvesting tomatoes by type.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Late summer to early fall is a time for harvesting corn in much of the United States.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Youth split up into groups and fan out to the different gardens, weeding, watering, planting and harvesting the vegetables.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some Michigan cider mills are already open, harvesting their apples and making the refreshing drink, and selling a variety of sweet baked goods.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
And in 2018, federal agents raided Sunset Mesa funeral home in Montrose where a mother and daughter team were harvesting and selling body parts without knowledge or consent of the families.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
After harvesting canes from the university’s research vineyard, the scientists dried and ground them before extracting the cellulosic residue.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
The process of creating my secretome began with harvesting my hair follicles at Dripology in Santa Monica back in 2023.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Here is your guide to harvesting tomatoes by type.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvesting
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Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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There were a few of us who liked both the Eagles and X during those transitional years, but mostly people were picking one wave and not all of them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed aerial robots that fly directly into the smoke, gathering data that could make forecasts far more accurate.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Harvesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvesting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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