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as in collects
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 harvests
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 converges
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 derives
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 accumulates
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 gains
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gathers
The law that created the program prohibits the state from using information the program gathers to determine citizenship.
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Sacramento Bee Contributor, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
As part of their investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers gathers soil samples and checks for hazardous materials.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
This year’s Udine edition gathers 15 participants across project and career tracks for sessions with prominent buyers, financiers and co-production partners from both regions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
For adventures in the kitchen, Betty also gathers seven outstanding taco recipes, and names the tortilla stop worth pulling off the freeway for.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before the draft, a team of decision-makers gathers there and hears reports on each player, discusses them and arranges the players on the board by a grade.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The event gathers’ the streamer’s reality TV stars for announcements about new shows, spinoffs, and other related promotions.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The council meets monthly, gathers for a daylong retreat in August, and meets for volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Everyone gathers to the porch to watch the bear lumber away to the next trash can while hibachi dad is left incapacitated in the foyer.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Sacramento Bee Contributor, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
As part of their investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers gathers soil samples and checks for hazardous materials.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
This year’s Udine edition gathers 15 participants across project and career tracks for sessions with prominent buyers, financiers and co-production partners from both regions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
For adventures in the kitchen, Betty also gathers seven outstanding taco recipes, and names the tortilla stop worth pulling off the freeway for.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before the draft, a team of decision-makers gathers there and hears reports on each player, discusses them and arranges the players on the board by a grade.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The event gathers’ the streamer’s reality TV stars for announcements about new shows, spinoffs, and other related promotions.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The council meets monthly, gathers for a daylong retreat in August, and meets for volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Everyone gathers to the porch to watch the bear lumber away to the next trash can while hibachi dad is left incapacitated in the foyer.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathers
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New groups participating this year included the Lifelong Learning Institute from Waubonsie Community College and the SAYv Animal organization as well as Furnish Forward, a not-for-profit that collects furniture and provides it to people who can’t afford to furnish their homes.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Water that collects there will slowly soak back into the landscape over a 24- to 36-hour period.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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For Earth Day, is there a more appropriate way to celebrate than hanging out with endangered red wolves, a chef who harvests edible plants and imperiled honeybees?—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Coombs harvests about 5 million pounds of tubers every year and sends them to Campbell’s, which was founded in Camden, New Jersey, just 30 miles away right after the Civil War.—
Matt Cortina,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The paper’s starkest finding is that labor’s share of GDP converges to zero.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Others were looking ahead to Geneva next month, when the industry converges for Watches and Wonders and the constellation of satellite events that now orbit it.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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The name Business Wire likely derives from the terms news wires or wire services, which recall the mid-19th-century method of dispatching news via telegraph, sending electrical signals via wire across great distances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Acidic soil is typically found in areas prone to rain, in spots where organic material accumulates, in woodlands, or near pine trees.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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On tax bills owed to the county, interest accumulates at 12% annually.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The episode starts to mirror that classic sitcom’s multi-threaded structure as Marcus’ final-season arc gains traction.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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If a team gains a CFA in an equal or higher percentile bracket, those CFAs offset.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Elden Ring sets are looking very real in a way that summons an overpowering urge to replay a game that takes 400 hours to get through.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sampling gamelan, marimba, mbira, and other idiophones, Friedman summons a microtonal riot of weightless pings that disorients and delights in equal measure.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ryder delivers, unpacks, and assembles your items (excluding lighting) in the room of your choice.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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Florida now awaits All-SEC small forward Thomas Haugh’s decision as coach Todd Golden assembles the 2026-27 roster.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Gathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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