gathering

[gath-er-ing] / ˈgæð ər ɪŋ /

NOUN

assemblage, accumulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association caucus collection conclave conference congregation convention crowd function group mass meeting party throng

STRONG

acquisition affair aggregate aggregation band body bunch clambake company concentration concourse congress convocation crush drove flock gain heap herd horde huddle junction knot levy meet muster parley pile rally roundup society stock stockpile swarm turnout union

WEAK

get-together social function

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division separation

STRONG

dispersal individual loss one scattering

Example Sentences

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Ms Matthews said that with family gatherings ending and the new year looming, MRI anticipates footfall will continue to rise over the coming days.

From BBC

But they said the gathering at their home - where Anthony and Paul had been staying since Christmas Eve - brought some "much needed relief from the worry of the Whitchurch breach".

From BBC

“What we once called the normative West no longer exists,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the leader of Europe’s most populous democracy, recently said at a gathering of business leaders in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hosting a gathering for relatives can sometimes come with a barrage of questions and requests that can feel almost punitive.

From MarketWatch

Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of a Legion Maria gathering, Odhiambo Ayanga stressed that God, "as he came for the white, he also came for the black".

From Barron's

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