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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People have been warned against gatherings and going to school and work unless it is essential.

From BBC

The biggest stars in pop and rock are gathering in Manchester ahead of the 46th edition of the Brit Awards.

From BBC

The National Security Agency, which oversees much of the country’s intelligence gathering and processing, conducted a classified review in November 2024 of large language models, including Grok.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Pakistan too, gathering verified information from border areas independently is not easy.

From BBC

The building hosted a gathering of Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George's UK government cabinet in September 1921.

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