INGATHERING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place before an ingathering of local members of the clergy the mayor addressed some of the problems facing the city

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verb

present participle of ingather

as in gathering

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Noun

Espino told the assembly’s budget committee that fewer than 10 percent of the canal’s daily transits are auctioned, meaning most ships are not competing in an auction for passage.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
With the advent of AI and amid corporate mergers and production woes, cinema is at a tipping point, but this assembly of panelists is optimistic.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembly

Verb

In a news conference following the Fed's announcement, Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized that the economy has shown signs of gathering speed since the central bank decided to keep rates unchanged in late July.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, the NTSB and the FAA were at the accident site, gathering factual data.

— Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

Atlanta architect Keith Summerour and his family are selling the assemblage of land and historic 19th century buildings, such as an old cotton gin.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Unlike a polished piece of metal which is reflective and the same material from every direction, a second surface mirror is an assemblage, has a transparent layer, a reflective layer, and an opaque layer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Verb

Op de Beeck seemed right at home plunked on one of his polyester Chesterfields, observing the artisans quietly assembling leather goods beyond the bamboo.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Rural English estate Fresh off the release of his debut album, Plus, in 2012, Sheeran began assembling his primary residence, a sprawling compound near his hometown of Framlingham in Suffolk, England.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembling

Noun

Still, most analysts and economists expect a hike after a speech two weeks ago at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which Warsh argued that the Fed had not yet achieved its goal of putting inflation in check.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
La Strada is overseas working as an election observer and did not attend the press conference.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
The garden’s herbarium collections manager, Annica Wu, will teach a two-part course on collecting and preserving plants using herbarium techniques.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of collecting

Noun

Those of us among the audience are, by implication, among the meeting’s attendees, and our engagement with Ireland’s play, under Maria Dizzia’s direction, has a certain active power.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, quantum technology and AI came up in separate meetings, on separate slides, championed by different people in the room.

— Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

Verb

Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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