HARVESTS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of harvest

as in crops

the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season we can thank the bountiful harvest of 1621 for our traditional feast of turkey and all the trimmings every November

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verb

present tense third-person singular of harvest

as in picks

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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That could lift commodity prices, although ample inventories and good harvests elsewhere may limit the impact on groceries. — Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the World Food Program warns that crop failures and smaller harvests could push 50 million people into acute hunger. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 Ancient fishers in Japan and Korea, for instance, captured tunas beginning at least 7,000 years ago, with a rich culinary tradition and large-scale harvests that trace their way to the present day love for these fishes in the region. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 For now, better wheat and barley crops in Canada, Australia and Argentina, along with good harvests in the Middle East and North Africa, are cushioning the blow. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 In addition to its tasty harvests, kiwi vines also have elegant fragrant blooms. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 10 Oct. 2026 This is because developing countries have less capacity to adapt to shortages of key agricultural products like fertilizer, poor harvests of maize and other staple crops, and less resilience to bounce back from extreme weather and climate events. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Across millions of acres at the base of the Cascades, deep-moss old-growth forests mingle with the bright lime of young trees recovering after timber harvests and fires. — Sophie Gilbert, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

At the scale of a fishery that harvests billions of pounds of pollock annually, that can mean hundreds of thousands of salmon. — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 An extensive kitchen garden and greenhouse are maintained on the property where the team grows and harvests organic fresh greens, vegetables, and herbs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Carmel Valley Ranch harvests its own honey, and with goats and a creamery on site, all of the cheese is made there as well. — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 2026 The top layer snaps up laser light and converts it into electricity, while the bottom layer harvests the waste heat to extract even more energy. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Local producer Tsar Nicoulai Caviar raises and harvests its own caviar across its seven fisheries around the area. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Chet Anderson harvests flowers by hand for Fresh Herb Company. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The most recently identified Gloeobacteria species, Anthocerotibacter panamensis, harvests light using a different set of proteins than modern cyanobacteria — but converts sunlight into chemical energy within protein complexes that vary only slightly from those in other Gloeobacteria. — Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026 Antony Barran of Willapa Wild in Washington farms oysters and harvests wild ones. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026

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Noun

The work could help scientists figure out which areas are worth investigating for future missions and whether any Martian soil could support crops in a greenhouse.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Small mesh nets have been used before to keep insects away from crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and cabbage.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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The broadcaster and champion of the high street, who transformed the fortunes of Harvey Nichols, picks her favourites.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
AutoCAM then suggests how to hold the part, picks the tools and generates the machining operations, followed by a material-removal simulation to check the job before any metal is cut.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of picks

Verb

An agent that gathers records or checks for required information may operate with limited intervention.

— Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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