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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would
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as in to summon
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception
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Recent Examples of assemble
During the same period, 57% of Stellantis vehicles and 78% of Ford vehicles sold in the U.S. were assembled stateside.
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Michele Luhn,sara Salinas, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
At the moment - three weeks into free agency, a month before the NFL draft - the roster General Manager Chris Grier has assembled features far more questions than answers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Costs to make a vehicle assembled in Canada or Mexico could go up $6,000 or more, experts told USA TODAY, while higher costs for parts could increase production costs for U.S.-made vehicles by roughly $3,000.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The cast assembled by director Doll Piccotto does a bang-up job with the genre’s specific style.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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After gathering this information, design a one-page welcome document that clearly outlines: my working hours, response time expectations, preferred communication channels, meeting protocols, feedback process, and any other relevant boundaries.—
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In late 2024, the Biden administration devoted more surveillance aircraft to gather information about Houthi targets.—
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Amid growing economic anxieties at home and abroad, Trump this week downplayed the scale of the tariff rates in store for other nations ‒ a noticeable change in his tone after building the tariffs up for weeks.—
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The old building at 612 E. 34th St. was built more than 100 years ago, first as a grocery store, then a few other businesses.—
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In Anaheim, the Angels’ Ron Washington was heartily booed by the hometown fans for summoning infielder Nicky Lopez to record the final out in an 8-1 blowout loss to the White Sox (who set the major league record for losses last year).—
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Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.—
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The compilation, which collects some of the biggest hits from his solo career, experiences a bit of a mixed performance this time around, even though this is a special period for the set.—
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Fingerprints from Hurd's vehicle were collected and processed, placing Braxton inside her vehicle and residence.—
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Their new album Rushmere is named after where the band originally met in Wimbledon.—
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The Pisces moon meeting Venus and Neptune deepens an emotional connection.—
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
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Vitor Pereira arrived at Molineux a virtual unknown in December, but has mustered the steely composure to transform Wolves’ leaky defence while presenting himself as a loose cannon on the touchline.—
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Given the difficulty of mustering enough votes in the Senate to remove a judge from the bench, Johnson and other House Republicans are looking more seriously at defunding or eliminating courts that emerge as an obstacle to Trump’s agenda.—
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Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk's purge of the U.S. government under President Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world's richest man.—
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The 18th edition of the wildly popular cricket tournament kicked off with unprecedented audience numbers, amassing 49.56 billion minutes of cumulative watch time across JioHotstar‘s streaming platform and the Star Sports Network.—
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“Assemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemble. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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