gatherings

noun

plural of gathering
1
as in assemblies
a body of people come together in one place the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders

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2
as in meetings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower

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3
as in accumulations
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time a great gathering of dust under the bed

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Recent Examples of gatherings The Gloria Steinem Foundation now exists to maintain her New York City residence as a permanent site of the feminist movement, having housed many formative gatherings that contributed to women’s liberation. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 In recent years, Steinem had expanded her community in New York, hosting a steady stream of gatherings of women in her living room. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 For example, Hermès chief executive officer Axel Dumas has looked to pork prices as a proxy for consumer confidence, citing pork consumption’s ties to banquets and social gatherings during the company’s most recent earnings call. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Those at high risk for serious complications or planning to travel or attend large gatherings might consider getting their shots sooner, such as two weeks ahead of those events. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Yet after electing a City Council super-majority in 2024, Santa Monica began a multifaceted, $60 million Realignment Plan designed to prepare the city for mass gatherings timed to the Olympics and other events. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Since achieving widespread fame in 2013, Rettig has overseen gatherings that have introduced thousands of novices to toad smoking. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 Artificial intelligence took center stage at the G20 gatherings this week. — Samantha Subin,cj Haddad,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 This time, the action spills out into one of the global entertainment industry’s most high-stakes annual gatherings, with production crews spotted filming scenes right outside the Palais des Festivals. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gatherings
  1. assemblies
  2. meetings
  3. accumulations
  4. conferences
  5. collections
  6. assemblages
  7. mixtures
  8. congregations
Noun
  • The company says the facility would manufacture Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs), full-scale fuel assemblies that can be placed into operating commercial reactors for testing.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemblies
Noun
  • Here’s a closer look at the remaining meetings between division contenders.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Every single practice, right after the position meetings, Coach Reid and his staff come back.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by potentially harmful accumulations of two proteins.
    — Mike McRae September 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, as a result of warming temperatures and historic accumulations of trees and brush, wildfires have grown larger, more complex, and more unpredictable—requiring hundreds and sometimes thousands of firefighters.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulations
Noun
  • Eze, whose ministry has churches in the US, UK, and Canada, said many who attend his conferences are Black, but some are White as well.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem, who struggled with stage fright most of her life, talked with women at gigantic conferences and in intimate kaffeeklatsches.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • The fall 2026 collections leaned into this expression of individuality, showcasing an array of accents that encourage thoughtful experimentation.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The maison is continuing in that same utilitarian vein, with four new collections for modern explorers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemblages
Noun
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sliman took up clay and hay mixtures used in village open-air ovens.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixtures
Noun
  • Eventually, the conservatives succeeded; the denomination finally divided in a schism in 2024, with more than seventy-six hundred congregations leaving to join a conservative Global Methodist Church.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • From 2015 to 2025, the sect’s congregations in Idaho experienced 15 preventable deaths of children, according to ProPublica’s reporting.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of congregations

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“Gatherings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gatherings. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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