as in to pick
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
harvest salmon from nearby rivers every year we harvest corn from our own garden
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Recent Examples of harvest
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Here the plant experts sound off on the top flowers to plant in your veggie garden to create not only a prettier harvest, but a more robust one, too.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Members focus on soil health and crop and pasture management practices that promote both bountiful harvests and healthy ecosystems.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Here the plant experts sound off on the top flowers to plant in your veggie garden to create not only a prettier harvest, but a more robust one, too.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
After the year’s crop has been harvested, more than 8,000 visitors (four times the population) gather and begin celebrating by firing a bean cannon, on which wooden beans take the place of wheels.
—Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
Noun
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At least beyond Cam Ward, there is no consensus on where each of this year’s crop of quarterbacks may get drafted.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pick Three Jennifer Wilson on a new crop of murder mysteries.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Van Lith was picked in the first round by the Chicago Sky.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the week, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, Joe Smith and Jeremy Rutherford were on site and picked the players’ brains about, well, each other.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Chumming is now banned from sunrise to sunset when fishing from shore, and mechanized or remote-controlled devices (like drones) are not prohibited to deploy bait while fishing with rod and reel from the shore.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each year, more than 50 million people go fishing in the United States, generating $51.2 billion in annual retail sales, according to the American Sportsfishing Association.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tech-forward companies are reaping early benefits—higher productivity, smarter operations, stronger margins—while slower adopters struggle to convert ambition into outcomes.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Peptide serums have become a mainstay of skin-care routines for their ability to repair and improve skin—but why should your face exclusively reap those rewards?—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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