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  • present participle of gather.
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gathering

[gath-er-ing] / ˈgæð ər ɪŋ /


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I love gathering ingredients, turning on the stove, deciding what sounds good.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Waiting for a delayed flight, traveler Cassie Feldman tells the poet that she’s looking to shed old patterns before boarding a flight to St. Louis for a family gathering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Rather than worry about delicate furnishings or the occasional mishap, she wanted a space that could withstand young people gathering, playing pool, and enjoying themselves.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Chinese research vessels crisscross the world’s oceans and study critical undersea environments, gathering troves of data for use by scientists, companies and naval commanders alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Instead, they scurried around like little sugar ants, busy hormiguitas, gathering the materials to create a sturdy device in which to carry our wounded sister, because her leg hurt so much that she couldn’t walk.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

The narrow layout also made it difficult to accommodate the gatherings she had hoped to host for her children and their friends.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Its “Democracy Sessions” are an ongoing procession of interdisciplinary concerts, theatrical events, interactive gatherings, environmental presentations and gabfests in theaters, museums, libraries, parks, on neighborhood streets and around the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Trips back across the English Channel have been "very rare" for the Balshaw children, largely restricted to Christmas family gatherings.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Carlyle invites existing and potential clients to daylong gatherings that include meeting the drivers and a tour of the F1 garage and paddock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But Handsome was a friend, and Duane knew that Handsome preferred, as he put it, to obey the rules and etiquette of society in regard to the decorum of social gatherings both big and small.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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