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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 harvests
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
For American farmers who export their harvests directly to Asia, the evaporation of Chinese demand for soybeans -- at a time when fertilizer and other inputs have become more expensive -- could potentially be devastating, and lead to bankruptcies and foreclosures.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
For larger harvests, use clean pruners or scissors to cut sections of the top third to half of the plant, cutting each stem just above a node.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Tencha can be harvested again in the summer and fall, but the later harvests are generally of lower quality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Labor shortages have shrunk harvests while tariffs have upped import prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
As for the health of the Florida fishery, the core of the crab’s range, harvests peaked in the 1990s, said Grandy.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing escapement throughout the season for future fruitful harvests is sustainability.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Volunteers are needed to help Senior Gleaners of San Diego County, a volunteer group that harvests surplus fruit and vegetables from gardens and fields to donate to local nonprofits helping people in need.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Across the Andes in Mendoza, Argentina, winemaker Rodrigo Romero harvests 70-year-old vines for Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon, which is noted for its depth, complexity, and concentration.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the director harvests only so much from this seemingly fertile ground, and, essentially, we’re left in familiar sci-fi-horror territory.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Dancing harvests grapes with the specific intention of making rosé out of them, as opposed to using leftover grapes.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
A little device that harvests energy from a runner’s evening jog clearly is not designed for a massive bison, which can weigh up to a tonne.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
Noun
With the biggest harvests occurring in the fall, this particular full moon's illumination was especially significant, according to NASA.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
For American farmers who export their harvests directly to Asia, the evaporation of Chinese demand for soybeans -- at a time when fertilizer and other inputs have become more expensive -- could potentially be devastating, and lead to bankruptcies and foreclosures.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
For larger harvests, use clean pruners or scissors to cut sections of the top third to half of the plant, cutting each stem just above a node.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Tencha can be harvested again in the summer and fall, but the later harvests are generally of lower quality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Labor shortages have shrunk harvests while tariffs have upped import prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
As for the health of the Florida fishery, the core of the crab’s range, harvests peaked in the 1990s, said Grandy.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing escapement throughout the season for future fruitful harvests is sustainability.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The novel solution is a compact, top-like device that harvests kinetic energy from waves and vessel movements.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Volunteers are needed to help Senior Gleaners of San Diego County, a volunteer group that harvests surplus fruit and vegetables from gardens and fields to donate to local nonprofits helping people in need.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Across the Andes in Mendoza, Argentina, winemaker Rodrigo Romero harvests 70-year-old vines for Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon, which is noted for its depth, complexity, and concentration.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the director harvests only so much from this seemingly fertile ground, and, essentially, we’re left in familiar sci-fi-horror territory.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Dancing harvests grapes with the specific intention of making rosé out of them, as opposed to using leftover grapes.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
A little device that harvests energy from a runner’s evening jog clearly is not designed for a massive bison, which can weigh up to a tonne.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvests
Noun
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This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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This traditionally marked an ideal period for farmers to harvest their crops later into the night, the Old Farmer's Almanac said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Commit to the draft picks on defense McMillan might already be the Panthers’ best player.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Outside, the city gathers as a community, turning Soundscape Park into an agora.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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In this heartwarming Christmas special, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman gathers her closest friends and family to help highlight her favorite holiday traditions.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Harvests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvests. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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