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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

Example Sentences

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Stearn, the sources said, has grown especially close with command staff in the Valley, who have invited him to attend police recruit graduations as their guest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It was particularly meaningful for Noakes who has "always been really close" with her grandparents.

From BBC • May 18, 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

Clutching Lyra close with one arm, holding Alice’s hand with the other hand, he scrambled along the wall of the pub to the back door.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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