ingathering 1 of 2

noun

as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place before an ingathering of local members of the clergy the mayor addressed some of the problems facing the city

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ingathering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ingather
as in gathering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingathering
  1. assembly
  2. gathering
  3. assemblage
  4. assembling
  5. conference
  6. collecting
  7. meeting
  8. clustering
Noun
  • Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One example of that efficiency in action is the software module flash station, a first for a Ford assembly plant, which ensures vehicles have the latest software prior to module installation.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembly
Verb
  • The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Officers are gathering information at the scene, according to a Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathering
Noun
  • But his impressive assemblage of watches began in earnest years later.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The three-dimensional assemblage, made from a clock, washboard, and figure, was replaced with a digital photograph.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemblage
Verb
  • The project will add domestic capacity for assembling, integrating, and testing Wärtsilä engines used for ship propulsion and auxiliary power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia is assembling a $500 billion pot from a who’s who of Wall Street firms which will, in turn, backstop OpenAI’s lease of a SoftBank data center in Ohio and help startups rent access to Nvidia’s chips from CoreWeave.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembling
Noun
  • The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Many specifics remain unclear, but one idea would be to match up play-in teams across conferences, rather than within a conference or based solely on CFP selection committee rankings.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conference
Verb
  • Medical providers are collecting larger shares of what patients might owe at a time when rising deductibles mean patients are owing more for care.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Bogotá, Red Cross facilities were collecting aid that was being transported with support from the Colombian Aerospace Force.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of collecting
Noun
  • Research from Accor found that one face‑to‑face meeting delivered the impact of roughly three virtual meetings, while 35% explicitly said the extra time and travel costs were worthwhile because of the business value created.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On Sunday, Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas’ new leader, Khalil al-Hayya, in El Alamein in Egypt.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of meeting
Verb
  • Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • CorPower's commercial plan involves clustering dozens of buoys into arrays called CorPacks, each capable of producing hundreds of megawatts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of clustering
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“Ingathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingathering. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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