glean

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Recent Examples of glean Astronomers have long turned to studying other planetary systems in their infancy to glean more information about how exactly the process unfolded. Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 There are still certain details the team can still glean from these particular teeth. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025 That interaction begs a larger question of whether Markle really spends six days making homemade bread for her houseguests in a manner viewers are supposed to glean inspiration from to do, too — as evidenced by the cooking and crafting tutorials interspersed between guest interactions. Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025 There's only so much one can glean from the preseason, but performance reviews for Maye have been unenthusiastic at best. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glean
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
Verb
  • The day after Kirk’s murder, his supporters gathered at Turning Point USA’s headquarters in Phoenix to pay their respects to the man who built a movement.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Try ordering or making your matcha unsweetened to reap the most health benefits.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Retailers also are in a position to reap the benefits of lower interest rates.
    Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Begin harvesting the larger, lower leaves when plants reach about eight inches in diameter.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That has sown some seeds of doubt on Williams having a long runway with Johnson.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Troll farms, bots, and foreign actors manipulated social platforms to spread lies, sow division, and undermine democratic elections.
    Jeremy H. Gottschalk, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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