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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower
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as in collection
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a great gathering of dust under the bed
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as in collecting
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 harvesting
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 converging
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 deriving
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 accumulating
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 gaining
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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as in summoning
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers
gathered the strength to finish the marathon
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as in brewing
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Recent Examples of gathering
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Tayfun Coskun—Anadolu/Getty Images Aided by social media, the gathering was swiftly put together by 24-year-old West Valley City resident Bailey Saddler, who was surprised by the turnout.
—Enrique Limón, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Protestors were seen gathering at the port in Tunis following the incident.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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While in Kyiv, Prince Harry offered his support to Ukrainian veterans at a gathering at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, Reuters reported.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Tayfun Coskun—Anadolu/Getty Images Aided by social media, the gathering was swiftly put together by 24-year-old West Valley City resident Bailey Saddler, who was surprised by the turnout.
—Enrique Limón, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Detectives are interviewing witnesses, gathering more evidence and trying to determine the motivation and circumstances of the crime, officials said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Protestors were seen gathering at the port in Tunis following the incident.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathering
Noun
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The assembly occurs in parallel, enabling multiple devices to be fabricated on a single chip in one step, by simplifying production and preserving the performance benefits of 2D materials.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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And there have been more of those in different places at different times, the assassination of the speaker of the Minnesota assembly, the shooting here in Colorado.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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In this last meeting, Bowman and Waller both voted with the majority.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Commission Chairman Elvis Moya called Monday for a special meeting to be held Thursday.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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The test focused on cushioning, rebound, and other performance indicators that usually take weeks of athlete data collection.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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By adding a new molecule— borrowed from skin care—to their Infiniment Coty Paris fragrance collection, perfumes achieve the unusually long wear time of 30 hours, something none of us or our industry judges have ever seen or smelled before.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fox News Digital witnessed investigators collecting a surveillance camera from the side of a home on a street adjacent to the campus.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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One multi-year project includes collecting core samples from glaciers to measure snow accumulation, the main contributor to glacial growth.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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These limits vary by forest, like Coronado, which sets daily and annual limits for items such as berries, mushrooms, mesquite pods, and pine needles, but prohibits harvesting saguaro skeletons.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This time of year, when vintners and winemakers are in the vineyards harvesting their grapes, is marked by early mornings and long days.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The twin forces of a falling birth rate and an aging population are converging at a time when the country faces enduring structural fiscal and labor market challenges.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The underlying metrics were also robust, with a significant portion of revenue deriving from subscriptions, which ensure stable, recurring cash flow.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Pollen is naturally released in bulk from seed-producing plants, and deriving paper from it requires only a few simple steps.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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November and December are when most of the Lower 48 sees its first accumulating snow, including the Midwest, Northeast and valleys of the Mountain West.—
Matt Stiles,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lee said the mechanism for nicotinamide to reduce skin cancer risk is thought to be related to its ability to improve DNA repair and slow new sun damage from accumulating.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Gathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathering. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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