as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition
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Recent Examples of constellate
To make sense of a correspondence, however complete or incomplete, is to constellate fragmentary evidence, and make surmises about what is missing (including what may not have been apparent to the letter-writers themselves).
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Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Kathleen Shafer tells Judd’s story, and constellating stories about art, history, landscape, weather, the mysterious Marfa lights, economics, sociology and, of course, real estate.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017
Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Kathleen Shafer tells Judd’s story, and constellating stories about art, history, landscape, weather, the mysterious Marfa lights, economics, sociology and, of course, real estate.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constellate
Verb
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The prompts, the answers, and the logical reasoning traces are captured or collected into a file or database.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Social Security payments are financed from a dedicated payroll tax collected from workers.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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While fewer people watch the broadcast networks’ evening newscasts than the group that assembled to see past anchors like Walter Cronkite or Tom Brokaw, the shows still attract a sizable crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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As on land, any monetary winnings in casinos at sea are ultimately up to chance (though points will accumulate based on their set earnings rates regardless).—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Its losses contracted in the first nine-months of 2024, but ABS-CBN has accumulated 37.08 billion pesos in losses since 2020.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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TikTok Users Reacts Annie's efforts with Baloo quickly touched people's hearts and as of Wednesday, the TikTok video amassed over 1.7 million views, 57,300 likes and 1,221 comments.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over recent weeks in this space, pitch grades have been assigned to each qualifying pitch within the arsenal of each starter who amassed 135 or more innings in 2024.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ayo scored eight points and corralled five rebounds in 30 minutes in his absence.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Aircraft carriers, surface ships, and other traditional elements of the U.S. arsenal can corral China’s remaining ships and aircraft and threaten their supply lines.—
Zack Cooper,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
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Their work, both in partnership and as independent artists, has garnered critical acclaim in the flamenco world and beyond.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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The post has since garnered 1.9 million views and 74,000 likes as of Sunday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Constellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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