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Recent Examples of glean
While vital information has been gleaned from such head-on collisions, most encounters inside the collider are indirect.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The teams played four times during the regular season, but Curry did not believe there was much to glean from those previous matchups, since the last one occurred in January, before the blockbuster trade that sent Jimmy Butler (a former Timberwolves player) from Miami to the Bay Area.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
The department’s arson team has been poring over the incidents to glean more clues, but Metro Fire officials say their probe is in its early stages.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Much can be gleaned from the Pier Head because of its connection to brown, scudding waters and the riches the river brought through shipping and trades as grim as slavery, which helped finance the resplendence of the civic structures marking its frontage.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The teams played four times during the regular season, but Curry did not believe there was much to glean from those previous matchups, since the last one occurred in January, before the blockbuster trade that sent Jimmy Butler (a former Timberwolves player) from Miami to the Bay Area.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
The department’s arson team has been poring over the incidents to glean more clues, but Metro Fire officials say their probe is in its early stages.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Much can be gleaned from the Pier Head because of its connection to brown, scudding waters and the riches the river brought through shipping and trades as grim as slavery, which helped finance the resplendence of the civic structures marking its frontage.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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During Atlanta’s first preseason workout, Griner gathered a few younger players and delivered some hard truths.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to protest against Israel's war in Gaza.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Since its inception, cumulative membership dues pales next to the billions reaped from SATs and AP exams since 1990.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Chicago’s Building Better Futures Center for the Arts, an organization that offers mental health services and education programs for underprivileged youth, will reportedly reap the benefits of his payout.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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At the melipona bee sanctuary, visitors can harvest and taste honey directly from the hives.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The fruit is planted and harvested by hand, which explains why delivered pineapples arrive without their crowns as they are used to plant new fruits — creating a sustainable growth process.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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In the months since, the new administration has used a variety of tactics to sow fear in immigrant communities.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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These harmful actions by police would be embracing cruelty and sowing seeds of distrust between local communities and law enforcement.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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