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gather up

VERB

take

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept arrest capture collect earn grab have hold pick up reach receive seize win

STRONG

abduct acquire attain catch clasp clutch collar ensnare entrap grasp grip handle obtain overtake prehend reap secure snag snatch strike

WEAK

carry off carve out gain possession get hold of haul in lay hold of pull in take hold of take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail free give let go liberate lose offer release spend throw away

STRONG

forfeit give up loose miss misunderstand surrender unfasten

WEAK

abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge keep maintain misconceive refuse reject repulse stop

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“Oftentimes, it’s not until people start to gather up all this information that they really start taking a look at everything.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A piece of Fern’s called out societal expectations that a woman “unobtrusively gather up her thimble and, retiring into some out-of-the-way place, gradually scoop out her coffin with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Berlin launched a "Germany Fund" on Thursday that aims to gather up to 130 billion euros of investment in start-ups as Chancellor Friedrich Merz battles to pull Europe's top economy out of its slump.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Otherwise, the city can dispatch a contractor to gather up the debris and potentially demolish irreparably damaged portions of their buildings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“Get inside. We can gather up supplies and then try to go out and search for Lee.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

gather up

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