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
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Simply put, the world number one golfer just doesn’t seem to be slowing down, collecting yet another major and doing what any father would want in those happiest of moments.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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In 1985, the government agreed to make a donation to charity equivalent to the VAT collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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And how about we get rid of most of the government enumerators, who gather data for the Census Bureau?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The Fit Bounce Pro II arrives fully assembled, folds up easily for storage, and comes with a detachable handlebar for added stability.—
Jordan Galloway,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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The New York Times assembled a rail of escape-from-New-York quotes from business leaders.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The Netscape engineer would surf successive technology waves, accumulating equity stakes that India couldn't match.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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During his Michigan career, Wilson often feasted on slants and other in-breaking routes, while also accumulating a lot of yards after the catch.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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But the clip quickly went viral, amassing over 6.5 million views and thousands of comments.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Nielsen figures for January to June show the series has amassed 25.06 billion minutes of viewing this year — which puts it on a similar pace to last year’s total of 55.62 billion minutes.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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His sprawling hands corralled loose balls and wayward shots with ease.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The long stick junior midfielder did it all, scoring 12 goals to go with 33 assists, while corralling 112 ground balls and 62 caused turnovers.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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The proposal garnered bipartisan support among politicians and has broad support among the public.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Holland poked 12 steals and garnered 26 free-throw attempts in just three games for a fun, spicy Detroit outfit.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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“Constellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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