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VERB

gather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemble choose cluster collect congregate convene converge crowd draw flock huddle meet pick round up show up

STRONG

accumulate aggregate amass associate capture concentrate corral cull forgather garner group heap herd hoard marshal mass muster pluck poke punch rally reunite stockpile swarm throng unite

WEAK

bunch up draw in gang up get-together hang around hang out make the scene pile up pour in scare up scrape together stack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel disperse dissemble divide leave miss reject scatter separate spread

STRONG

dissipate lose spend squander throw away waste

WEAK

allot deal distribute grow misunderstand plant

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Nvidia released its first-quarter earnings after the market close, with the chip maker handily beating analysts’ estimates.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

He will need the local party to select him as a candidate for the constituency of Makerfield, and then would need to win the by-election in a race that could be close with Reform UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The story he tells here effectively reaches a close with the publication of “Dubliners” in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The cylinder, like the piston of Newcomen’s steam engine, has a number of valves and inlets which open and close with the action of the piston.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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