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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
my great-grandfather had to reap the wheat on his family farm with a hand scythe
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
if you continue to work hard at musicianship, you will reap the rewards of being a concert pianist
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Recent Examples of reap
An earlier review suggested that older adults reaped cognitive benefits from phone usage, but less is known about children and young adults.
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Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
But only a particular kind of child-care program (high-quality) and a particular cohort of children (primarily low-income) seem to reap long-term benefits.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But only a particular kind of child-care program (high-quality) and a particular cohort of children (primarily low-income) seem to reap long-term benefits.
—Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Control of the island would cut off the oil revenue Iran has been reaping, as its tankers would no longer be able to use the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jamie McIntyre, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
But only a particular kind of child-care program (high-quality) and a particular cohort of children (primarily low-income) seem to reap long-term benefits.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But only a particular kind of child-care program (high-quality) and a particular cohort of children (primarily low-income) seem to reap long-term benefits.
—Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Control of the island would cut off the oil revenue Iran has been reaping, as its tankers would no longer be able to use the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jamie McIntyre, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reap
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Trained on hundreds of billions of words harvested from the internet, ChatGPT uses what it’s learned about text patterns to generate the likeliest responses to user prompts.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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To harvest corn, Scott recommends holding the stalk with one hand and the ear with the other.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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The candidates earned a median annual income of $489,000 from 2021 to 2025, a total that in most cases includes their spouse’s income.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Respect yourself to earn respect from others.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Your job is to pick and choose your way through the heap.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Boo and Scout were hand-picked for the Bidens by staff at the animal welfare group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Loopt struggled to gain users, and in 2012 it was acquired by a fintech company.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wennberg won a puck battle deep in the Predators’ zone before William Eklund gained possession.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keller stymies defending champ Coppell Claire Garritson scored the game-winning goal in the second half and Keller hung on to beat defending state champion Coppell 2-1 in the Class 6A Division 1 Region 1 Final on Tuesday night at Keller High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Brooklyn won the quarter 27-23, but Charlotte still took a 13-point lead into halftime with Miller and Miles Bridges in double figures.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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His marathon coverage garnered national notice and, two years later, an offer to move to a larger market in Milwaukee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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The new summer blockbuster will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Coggins said the deportation violated due process rights and protections under DACA, which Estrada Juarez obtained in 2013.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Reap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reap. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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