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Recent Examples of glean
The helmsman, feeling swells beneath the vessel, gleans the proper heading, even in the dark.
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The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Additionally, Rebecca gleaned insight about choosing the best down comforter, the materials used to make them, fill power, and care instructions from Mark Reed, the owner of Heirloom Home Fine Linens in Richmond, Virginia.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
After dropping into the map, each run demands that players sprint toward only a handful of locations — mainly memorized from previous runs — to get a specific type of elemental loot that will be effective for the bosses later (again, only gleaned from past encounters).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
The information gleaned will then help to inform the skills training needs across an organization.
—Bertina Ceccarelli, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Additionally, Rebecca gleaned insight about choosing the best down comforter, the materials used to make them, fill power, and care instructions from Mark Reed, the owner of Heirloom Home Fine Linens in Richmond, Virginia.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
After dropping into the map, each run demands that players sprint toward only a handful of locations — mainly memorized from previous runs — to get a specific type of elemental loot that will be effective for the bosses later (again, only gleaned from past encounters).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
The information gleaned will then help to inform the skills training needs across an organization.
—Bertina Ceccarelli, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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In Auburn and Woodland, demonstrators gathered near courthouses and freeway overpasses, holding signs calling for limits on presidential power.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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Protesters of all ages gather in front of City Hall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Or will the developers of AI reap all of the rewards?—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Donors would be the ones to reap the tax benefits, though.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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In a non-hurricane year, Fulford expects to harvest 1,200 pounds of cotton lint per acre.—
Rose Schnabel,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Next year’s students can also plan to keep a few plants to harvest by early September during non-school hours.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Jensen was talking a day after Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti sowed some market confusion around Banijay’s interest in ITV Studios.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Although legal experts expect that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide the legality of the tariffs, rulings from different intermediate courts in the meantime could further sow confusion.—
Dietrich Knauth,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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