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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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Asparagus is a long-term investment that rewards patient gardeners with spring harvests for years to come.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
And, of course, the more wolves die in these harvests, the fewer might trouble livestock.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
But some vegetables, flowers, and other plants require planting seasons such as mid-spring, early summer, late summer, or fall (usually for spring blooms and harvests), depending on your zone.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
The lemon pizza and bone marrow tater tots wow diners, yet the regularly rotating menu centered around local harvests keeps guests guessing about what’s coming to their tables next.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Semmann said stores raise prices primarily in response to supply chain issues, such as poor harvests, changes to international trade policy or increasing logistical costs.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Planting Seed Potatoes in Containers Smaller types of potatoes such as fingerling potatoes are well-suited for containers and often produce prolific harvests in a relatively small space.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
As to the environment, white phosphorus destroyed fruit, vegetable and olive harvests, burned agricultural lands and left them polluted.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition, Wynn harvests its own herd of American Wagyu from Grazing Star Farms and breaks down primals in its in-house butcher shop.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Fourth-generation farmer Charles Stoecker harvests kale on land his family rents from Leslie Alfred White.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 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
Noun
About 90 percent of crawfish harvests are from a 300-mile radius in south-central Louisiana, according to Gibson.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Asparagus is a long-term investment that rewards patient gardeners with spring harvests for years to come.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
And, of course, the more wolves die in these harvests, the fewer might trouble livestock.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
But some vegetables, flowers, and other plants require planting seasons such as mid-spring, early summer, late summer, or fall (usually for spring blooms and harvests), depending on your zone.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
The lemon pizza and bone marrow tater tots wow diners, yet the regularly rotating menu centered around local harvests keeps guests guessing about what’s coming to their tables next.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Semmann said stores raise prices primarily in response to supply chain issues, such as poor harvests, changes to international trade policy or increasing logistical costs.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Planting Seed Potatoes in Containers Smaller types of potatoes such as fingerling potatoes are well-suited for containers and often produce prolific harvests in a relatively small space.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
As to the environment, white phosphorus destroyed fruit, vegetable and olive harvests, burned agricultural lands and left them polluted.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
The first layer, called the Level-1 Trigger, or L1T, harvests 100,000 events per second, and the second layer, called the High-Level Trigger, or HLT, plucks 1,000 of those events to save for later analysis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition, Wynn harvests its own herd of American Wagyu from Grazing Star Farms and breaks down primals in its in-house butcher shop.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Fourth-generation farmer Charles Stoecker harvests kale on land his family rents from Leslie Alfred White.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvests
Noun
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In addition to the effects of the pandemic and tariffs, climate issues — drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing yields of coffee crops and driving up global prices.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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But while the Penny Lane tends to be longer, usually falling to at least the knee and often mid-calf, Jenner’s jacket crops at the waist.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Falcons are led by seniors Foster Huang and Ross Jacobson, who were both All-CIF first-team picks last season.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Shop our top picks from $15 to get a head start on spring cleaning with kitchen organizers to style your kitchen like a chef.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie's mother heads into its third week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.—
Scott Bauer,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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