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as in assembled
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 harvested
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 converged
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 derived
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 accumulated
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 gained
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gathered
The law is based on the data gathered by Carolyn Subramaniam, UC Davis environmental policy and management graduate student.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
With her signature long waves gathered into a subtle bun at the nape of her neck, this style puts the focus on the sculptural wave framing Seyfried's face opposite a deep side part.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Quickly, the miracle occurred—and the engine amply fulfilled the collective dream of the men gathered on the bank.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
After marching through a Minneapolis neighborhood, the crowd of thousands gathered on the street where Good was fatally shot.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Cries for regime change in Iran echoed through San Francisco on Sunday afternoon as more than a thousand Iranian-Americans and supporters gathered in front of the Ferry Building to show solidarity with protesters overseas.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Film and television's biggest stars gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles for the 83rd annual Golden Globes awards ceremony, wearing glamorous red-carpet looks that are sure to cement themselves in the fashion Hall of Fame.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gathered
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
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The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.—
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Montage International launched its private collection of Montage Estate wine in December, featuring three varietals harvested at Montage Healdsburg in partnership with Aperture Cellars.—
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Federal officials say Americans can expect to see even more muscular immigration enforcement in the coming months, with over 10,000 new ICE agents hitting the streets, armed with personal data harvested by private contractors.—
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Some families of the victims were upset that more officers were not charged given that nearly 400 federal, state and local officers converged on the school soon after the attack.—
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In Paris, revelers converged around the glittering Champs-Élysées avenue.—
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The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.—
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The same debate is playing out over off-brand marijuana products like Delta-8, which are derived from hemp.—
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Roughly 20 members of Congress and their staff, Democrats and Republicans, accumulated in our office.—
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Even with only one day, however, Fisk and his team were able to take away everything that had accumulated in the bowling alley over the last 50 years and restore it to its vintage look.—
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The Hurricanes are a plus-3 in the playoffs (five gained, two lost) and plus-12 on the season (25 gained, 13 lost), while Ole Miss is plus-2 in playoffs (four gained, two lost) and even on the season (14 gained, 14 lost).—
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Thus, over time, Williams gained appreciation for Johnson’s motives, for his communication style, most of all for his consistency.—
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Like Saxe Commins, Random House’s first great editor, when he was summoned to cope with Bill Faulkner in the throes of his worst kind of alcoholic binge, Joe Fox, as editor, would look after Capote.—
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The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter.—
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Nickolas Schmitz collected 10 points.—
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In 2025, the entire Kansas City metro saw 183 homicides, down from 190 in 2024, according to data collected by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
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“Gathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gathered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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