gathering
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assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, ingathering, meeting, muster
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Around them, the crowd grew thicker and deeper鈥攚ord of this second gathering was spreading on Telegram. — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, "Bravery and Nihilism Amid the Protests in Hong Kong," 31 Aug. 2019 Awkwafina鈥檚 wheezing adds a pretty funny flavor to every subsequent sinister Skeksis gathering. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," 31 Aug. 2019 The 26th annual gathering offers more than 100 individual events, some with free admission, at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, Main Avenue in Durango and Durango Harley-Davidson on South Camino del Rio, among other locations. — John Wenzel, The Know, "Love horsesand EDM? Get a little of both at this weekend鈥檚 PoloFest," 30 Aug. 2019 The bar was hosting a May Day gathering attended by some left-wing activists who took part in demonstrations earlier that day. — oregonlive, "Judge won鈥檛 lower bail for man charged with attacking woman during Patriot Prayer-antifa clash outside Portland bar," 30 Aug. 2019 Firey spends time in his essay worried about the gathering strength in illiberal states like North Korea under Trump鈥檚 presidency. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "What Was Free about Our Trade Relationship with China before Trump?," 30 Aug. 2019 Foraging, also called hunting and gathering, was once a common practice around the world. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Humans have been impacting Earth for thousands of years, study says," 29 Aug. 2019 In Canada, indigenous rights to hunting, fishing and gathering traditional foods are protected by law. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "This Centuries-Old Geoduck Shell May Rewrite the Rules About Who Can Harvest the Fancy Clam," 27 Aug. 2019 At such industry gatherings as MIDEM, Tashman, 46, has been an outspoken advocate of gender equality in the #MeToo era and of better economic leverage for artists. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Revealed: Billboard's 2019 Top Music Lawyers Led by BTS Counsel Debbie White of Loeb & Loeb," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gathering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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