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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
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Because a crop of cannabis requires about three months to grow, and needs at least 12 hours of darkness each night to flower, the Illinois climate only allows for one or two outdoor harvests a year.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Bringing up the rear of summer harvests, pole beans are a beloved part of Appalachian and Southern cuisines for their heartiness and simplicity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The soybeans growing here are about to begin a journey through a system built to turn field practices into food security, crops into commerce and local harvests into global value.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The zoo, in New Orleans, had agreed that year to accept the rodeo’s harvests as alligator feed.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The industry is also grappling with the impacts of record heat waves in Japan last summer that curbed harvests of tencha, the tea leaves dried and ground into matcha.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Coffee costs nearly 15% more than a year earlier, mostly because of troubled harvests overseas, though steep duties on imports from Brazil could push those prices higher in the coming months.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Heat and drought in Brazil and Vietnam have reduced coffee harvests.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Senior Gleaners seeks volunteers 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.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
However, the new study tries to overcome these limitations by developing a device that effectively harvests energy from two abundant and readily available sources.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 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
The Fiskars Ergo Garden Trowel will help you repot and break up soil, and this harvesting basket, also from Fiskars, is perfect for holding onto your last-chance harvests.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Because a crop of cannabis requires about three months to grow, and needs at least 12 hours of darkness each night to flower, the Illinois climate only allows for one or two outdoor harvests a year.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Bringing up the rear of summer harvests, pole beans are a beloved part of Appalachian and Southern cuisines for their heartiness and simplicity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The soybeans growing here are about to begin a journey through a system built to turn field practices into food security, crops into commerce and local harvests into global value.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The zoo, in New Orleans, had agreed that year to accept the rodeo’s harvests as alligator feed.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The industry is also grappling with the impacts of record heat waves in Japan last summer that curbed harvests of tencha, the tea leaves dried and ground into matcha.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Coffee costs nearly 15% more than a year earlier, mostly because of troubled harvests overseas, though steep duties on imports from Brazil could push those prices higher in the coming months.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Heat and drought in Brazil and Vietnam have reduced coffee harvests.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Senior Gleaners seeks volunteers 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.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
However, the new study tries to overcome these limitations by developing a device that effectively harvests energy from two abundant and readily available sources.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 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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There are 400 fig trees and the Giuggiolis have planted 1,000 Paulownia trees for natural shade over some of the crops.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Over the years, the plant moved away from other crops, leaving peas and sweet corn behind to focus on pumpkins.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every Tuesday this season, Newsweek Sports Betting Editor Tyler Everett will offer his early ATS picks for every NFL game on that week's schedule.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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IndieWire picks our eight favorite new physical releases for September 2025, below.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An extension of the Black Hole, Raider Nation gathers at this spot and turns it into a football frenzy on Sundays, or whenever the Raiders suit up.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The information TransUnion gathers is compiled into individual credit reports, which lenders, landlords and other parties use to assess a person’s creditworthiness and associated risk.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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