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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
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For those with the space and a long-term gardening mindset, that investment can pay off with years of future harvests.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Edna Lewis organized recipes by seasons, featuring menus that showcase the harvests of each season in the Virginia farming community founded by her grandfather.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Selling a lower-strike put against it harvests cuts the cost meaningfully while still providing meaningful insurance in a severe downdraft.
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Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Greg La Follette has made wine for 42 years, spanning five continents and 68 harvests, the majority in California.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Schweiger worked harvests every summer before starting college and then studied viticulture at University of California at Davis, graduating in 1993.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
Another must-visit is La Martinière, an Île de Ré ice cream institution, which pays homage to local harvests with flavors like potato and oysters with seaweed praline (creamy, briny, and strange, but worth a taste), plus crowd pleasers like caramel with fleur de sel (sea salt).
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The Algonquin people, an Indigenous nation in North America, used the name to mark the peak of strawberry season, when berry harvests are at their most abundant.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
To secure modern cryptographic systems against the vulnerabilities of predictable data, Fraunhofer IPMS developed Q-Dic that harvests true randomness from unpredictable quantum vacuum fluctuations.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
The most recently identified Gloeobacteria species, Anthocerotibacter panamensis, harvests light using a different set of proteins than modern cyanobacteria — but converts sunlight into chemical energy within protein complexes that vary only slightly from those in other Gloeobacteria.
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Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
Antony Barran of Willapa Wild in Washington farms oysters and harvests wild ones.
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Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
As the largest lobster-producing state in the US, Maine harvests more than 100 million pounds of the shellfish annually.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
During the summer, the garden blooms with pollinator-friendly plants like nasturtiums, begonias and alyssum, creating a vibrant ecosystem that staff harvests daily.
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Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
This approach harvests energy stored inside the nucleus of an atom using the same process that powers the Sun.
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Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Westport Sea Farms Westport Sea Farms raises and harvests its oysters on site, serving them on the docks of historic Westport Point.
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Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
June’s full moon is traditionally known as the Strawberry Moon, a name associated with seasonal harvests rather than the moon’s color.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For those with the space and a long-term gardening mindset, that investment can pay off with years of future harvests.
—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Edna Lewis organized recipes by seasons, featuring menus that showcase the harvests of each season in the Virginia farming community founded by her grandfather.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Selling a lower-strike put against it harvests cuts the cost meaningfully while still providing meaningful insurance in a severe downdraft.
—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Greg La Follette has made wine for 42 years, spanning five continents and 68 harvests, the majority in California.
—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Schweiger worked harvests every summer before starting college and then studied viticulture at University of California at Davis, graduating in 1993.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
23 June 2026
Another must-visit is La Martinière, an Île de Ré ice cream institution, which pays homage to local harvests with flavors like potato and oysters with seaweed praline (creamy, briny, and strange, but worth a taste), plus crowd pleasers like caramel with fleur de sel (sea salt).
—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The Algonquin people, an Indigenous nation in North America, used the name to mark the peak of strawberry season, when berry harvests are at their most abundant.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Verb
Chet Anderson harvests flowers by hand for Fresh Herb Company.
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Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
To secure modern cryptographic systems against the vulnerabilities of predictable data, Fraunhofer IPMS developed Q-Dic that harvests true randomness from unpredictable quantum vacuum fluctuations.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
The most recently identified Gloeobacteria species, Anthocerotibacter panamensis, harvests light using a different set of proteins than modern cyanobacteria — but converts sunlight into chemical energy within protein complexes that vary only slightly from those in other Gloeobacteria.
—
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
Antony Barran of Willapa Wild in Washington farms oysters and harvests wild ones.
—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
As the largest lobster-producing state in the US, Maine harvests more than 100 million pounds of the shellfish annually.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
During the summer, the garden blooms with pollinator-friendly plants like nasturtiums, begonias and alyssum, creating a vibrant ecosystem that staff harvests daily.
—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
This approach harvests energy stored inside the nucleus of an atom using the same process that powers the Sun.
—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Westport Sea Farms Westport Sea Farms raises and harvests its oysters on site, serving them on the docks of historic Westport Point.
—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvests
Noun
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For fruit crops, Pritts explains that offspring are often lower in quality than either parent.
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Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
Verb
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Here are our interns’ top fireworks picks for the 2026 season.
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The team has yet to sign its three draft picks to their contracts.
Verb
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As Leanne is left to deal with the aftermath, her family gathers to support her on her journey of starting over and navigating heartbreak in her 50s.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
Verb
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In the images, Jack appears to be enthralled with the water as his father fishes.
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Fire up the replay and start the clock as soon as the goalie fishes the puck out of the net.
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“Harvests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvests. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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