HARVESTED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

harvested

verb

past tense of harvest

as in picked

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 harvested That’s another indication that the breach has been ongoing and new cards become available shortly after they’re harvested. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Both are harvested at peak ripeness, unlike many grocery store tomatoes that are picked green to extend their shelf life. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Gurung people of Nepal’s Gandaki Province have harvested this honey safely for centuries. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Between 1960 and 1989, the Forest Service, without fail, harvested 9 to 12 billion board feet of timber a year. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 Various Indigenous peoples across the southwestern United States as well as Central and South America have harvested cacao plants for millennia. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 In a roundup for Harper’s Bazaar, the award-winning formula is described as sourcing its star ingredient from green tangerines grown on Korea’s Jeju Island, harvested during a precise four-week window. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 The berries are harvested throughout much of the year by hand, with workers climbing the tall palm trees to collect the fruit in bunches. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

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His two conference titles came after the Owls were picked to finish fifth and third in their division.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The inaugural release will feature an Elijah Craig barrel picked by UK Athletics Director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC J Batt, who traveled to Bardstown to select the bourbon barrel.

— Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026

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Community members gathered for the town hall Monday night to hear from former employees, community leaders and the president and CEO of Insight, who spoke about his hopes for the now-shuttered West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
During the surge, the most important of these turned out to be those founded during the upheaval that followed George Floyd’s murder, when residents gathered in nearby parks to organize block associations led by captains.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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