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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would
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as in to summon
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception
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Recent Examples of assemble
Just a few years after her 2021 graduation, Montgomery has upward of 200 clients who pay $10,000 for Montgomery’s team to fully design and assemble their dorms on move-in day.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Mead told me that his goal for this year was to assemble at least 50 Palisades residents who wanted to rebuild on their lots with Thomas James homes.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In one overnight, teams assembled a shelter that is 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) tall and 10 square meters (32 square feet) in area.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
For the Thursday assault, a Russian regiment assembled a dozen armored vehicles in one column—an increasingly rare sight as Russian losses of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment exceed 20,000 and regiments turn to civilian vehicles to keep their troops moving.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Mead told me that his goal for this year was to assemble at least 50 Palisades residents who wanted to rebuild on their lots with Thomas James homes.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In one overnight, teams assembled a shelter that is 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) tall and 10 square meters (32 square feet) in area.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
For the Thursday assault, a Russian regiment assembled a dozen armored vehicles in one column—an increasingly rare sight as Russian losses of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment exceed 20,000 and regiments turn to civilian vehicles to keep their troops moving.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemble
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Two Saturdays ago, citizens and immigrants across the country gathered and marched — including tens of thousands in downtown Chicago and the suburbs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Homicide and crime scene personnel were gathering evidence and speaking with possible witnesses.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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The volatile security situation is now combined with the perception, if not the reality, that Iran is preparing to build nuclear weapons.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Runway also made headlines in the fall for a deal with Lionsgate, in which the studio is using Runway’s tech to build a model trained exclusively on Lionsgate IP.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sammie’s music even summons traditional Chinese dancers, awakening Americanized Bo and Grace’s cultural heritage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump summoned House Republicans to the White House for a midday meeting as the beleaguered speaker pulls out all the stops to nudge the process forward before lawmakers leave Thursday for a two-week spring recess.—
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sheila and Tyler Donovan’s deaths were the second and third homicides reported in Lenexa in 2024, according to data collected by The Star.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Human value data can be collected through surveys, and the field of social choice offers useful tools to interpret it for AI alignment.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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And as of Thursday, nearly $8,000 of the $9,000 target had been met.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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The decision was met with gratitude from Selena’s family, who released a heartfelt statement on Instagram.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This lineup was constructed to make the other question marks on the roster irrelevant.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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There was no natural gas service to the home, officials said, adding that it had recently been constructed.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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After the Braves mustered a single run in the first inning Friday, the Rays tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and took the lead on Danny Jansen’s two-run homer in the fourth inning on a first-pitch sinker that Elder left over the plate and up.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Several were held last month, and more so far in early April. Veterans and those facing possible layoffs mustered outside the Lovell Veterans Affairs Center in North Chicago on Friday.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Pegula family amassed a fortune in the fracking business and is perhaps most known as the principal owners of the Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres (along with tennis success).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mid- to late-career professionals amass knowledge from an array of life events.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Assemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemble. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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