HARVESTED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

harvested

verb

past tense of harvest

as in picked

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 harvested The leaves, which can be harvested year-round, are green and oval shaped and emit a fragrant aroma similar to that of citronella. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 The ideal time for pruning is right after the fruit has been harvested, typically in mid to late summer. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026 The small village is world-renowned for its excellent oysters, a delicacy that has been harvested here since Roman times. — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Over two months ago, doctors harvested part of one of her tumors to then isolate the immune cells in a lab to grow them for the TIL treatment. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 Remember that while a cantaloupe does continue to ripen after it’s harvested, the actual sugar content won’t change. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Anyone who’s sat that long in the dark—through Ben-Hur, Jaws 3-D, and The Legend of Bagger Vance—has sown and harvested many seasons of doubt. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 At Kanuhura, there are no single-use plastics (front and back of house), wastewater is recycled, food waste is composted, and nearly 50 kilos of herbs and vegetables are harvested from organic gardens every month. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026 According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

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