GLEAN Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

glean

verb

Definition of glean

as in to gather

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Recent Examples of glean Another positive to glean, however, was in seeing who had those hits. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 There are no recordings from the time, of course, so we're left to try and glean information from contemporary journals, letters and diaries, said Esteban Touma, a linguistics expert with Babbel, the online language learning platform. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 Just as Fisher was able to glean something new about David Beckham through his ignorance of the England star’s football career, Macdonald got under Guardiola’s skin by using his disinterest in the sport as a superpower. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 As social beings, humans glean information from others by looking, observing and listening, Perry said. — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glean

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Luann gathers everyone and literally gives Vicki her flowers and thanks her for putting Housewives on the map.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of gather

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An extensive kitchen garden and greenhouse are maintained on the property where the team grows and harvests organic fresh greens, vegetables, and herbs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Research has found that produce starts to lose nutritional value as soon as it’s harvested.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvest

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Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
So in part, the seeds to the conflict now were sown in the 2022 ceasefire.

— Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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