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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
a crowd gathered around the street musician ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting
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as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation
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as in to gain
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gather
This sort of detail is what McGavin appreciates in the stories she’s gathered.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The festival’s organizers expect to gather 55,000 people per day, totaling 110,000 attendees over the weekend.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025
Inside the tent, as the wind rippled the tarp, businesspeople, higher education leaders and dignitaries gathered to commemorate the ceremonial groundbreaking of the latest addition to the landscape — the University of Texas at Arlington’s west campus.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Dramatic scenes from South Korea one Tuesday night in December showed military helicopters landing near the National Assembly in the capital Seoul, soldiers breaking through windows to try to prevent lawmakers from gathering, and protesters confronting riot police.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The festival’s organizers expect to gather 55,000 people per day, totaling 110,000 attendees over the weekend.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025
Inside the tent, as the wind rippled the tarp, businesspeople, higher education leaders and dignitaries gathered to commemorate the ceremonial groundbreaking of the latest addition to the landscape — the University of Texas at Arlington’s west campus.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Dramatic scenes from South Korea one Tuesday night in December showed military helicopters landing near the National Assembly in the capital Seoul, soldiers breaking through windows to try to prevent lawmakers from gathering, and protesters confronting riot police.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gather
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The compilation, which collects some of the biggest hits from his solo career, experiences a bit of a mixed performance this time around, even though this is a special period for the set.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Fingerprints from Hurd's vehicle were collected and processed, placing Braxton inside her vehicle and residence.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some of these tools, for example, use data shared with the application for training their models; others harvest user interactions like keyboard stroke patterns, raising concerns about data privacy, security and compliance.—
Pawel Rzeszucinski,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The American Journal of Transplantation study found that China is likely violating the dead donor rule, an ethical norm which requires all organ donors to be dead before their organs are harvested.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Reporters from across the country (and one from England) converged on Muni for the Bees’ first practice.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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That certainly adds a lot of intrigue into this week’s episode, in which the remaining 13 players will converge on a single beach.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump has derived his authority to impose tariffs by declaring a national emergency caused by the flow of fentanyl and undocumented migration from Canada, Mexico and China.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The name is derived from metal legs that extend out to keep the bag standing upright.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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According to the National Weather Service, 2 to 3 feet of snow accumulated in the Sierra Nevada at elevations of 7,000 feet and higher from Sunday through Tuesday.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Brushes Some pool cleaners are equipped with brushes that help scrub away grime, algae and other unsightly material that has accumulated on the surfaces of your pool.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The strategy is straightforward: invest at least $2,000 in a company's stock to gain shareholder rights, then submit resolutions pushing for corporate responsibility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Mars will give us an opportunity to gain such knowledge.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sammie’s music even summons traditional Chinese dancers, awakening Americanized Bo and Grace’s cultural heritage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump summoned House Republicans to the White House for a midday meeting as the beleaguered speaker pulls out all the stops to nudge the process forward before lawmakers leave Thursday for a two-week spring recess.—
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Amazon will assemble that big constellation over more than 80 launches, the majority of them performed by the Atlas V and its successor, ULA's new Vulcan Centaur.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Just a few years after her 2021 graduation, Montgomery has upward of 200 clients who pay $10,000 for Montgomery’s team to fully design and assemble their dorms on move-in day.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Gather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gather. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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