ASSEMBLES Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

assembles

verb

present tense third-person singular of assemble

as in gathers

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 builds

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 summons

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 collects

to bring together in one body or place assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception

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Recent Examples of assembles The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The network team follows one pattern, the cloud team follows another, and the SRE team assembles a timeline under pressure from multiple dashboards. — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 All the while, Myers assembles a possible titan in Philly, and the Warriors are left staring down the pipe at another depressing play-in tournament exit at absolute best. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Like its predecessor, the new collection assembles an eclectic roster of artists interpreting Young’s catalog. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026 When figuring out what agents to potentially build, Bozeman assembles cross-functional teams consisting of engineers, operational domain experts, and people from business departments like finance and legal. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026 An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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If Europe gathers substantially more unwanted clothing without creating that accompanying infrastructure, greater volumes could instead flow into reuse exports, downcycling, incineration or disposal.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Established in 2006, Music In The House gathers the nation’s music industry to salute leaders in music for both their artistic achievements and their broader contributions.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathers

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Bringing together farmers, suppliers, brands, and investors from across the globe actually builds the relationships that make things move.

— Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
China builds access road for rescue crews On the Chinese side, rescue crews completed a makeshift road to the disaster site at Gyirong Port on the Nepal border, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of builds

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King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of summons

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The company collects five-minute surveys from individuals and then turns them into advocacy letters, which the sender must approve before it is delivered.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Some tickets are sold at face value for as low as $65 and then flipped by resellers for hundreds, while the USTA, a nonprofit, collects a percentage of the fees on Ticketmaster.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of collects

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What sets leaders apart, however, is who constructs their fortress before the moment becomes overwhelming.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of constructs

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Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Definition of musters

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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026

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