harvest 1 of 2

as in crop
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

as in to pick
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 harvest
Noun
And Colorado cat hunters, who are allowed to use hounds, reported a female harvest rate just 29 percent this season, according to last week’s numbers. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025 The origins of the 12-grape ritual trace back to late 19th-century Spain, where it is said vineyard owners encouraged the practice to off-load an abundant harvest. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
New foliage continues to grow after the initial leaves are harvested. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 For local villagers, the potential rewards of harvesting caterpillar fungus are significant. Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for harvest 
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Noun
  • The league will look to its current crop of young talent — not only names like Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ja Morant and Luka Dončić, but Cunningham and Green among others.
    Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • All the beauty companies mulling IPOs this year will no doubt be studying 2024’s crop of mega-IPOs, which occurred even as other consumer staples began suffering.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Shop my top picks from Columbia, Smith, Carhartt, and more.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Defense company Anduril recently picked Columbus to host its latest Arsenal-1 megafactory, and the city is welcoming the new plant.
    Emily Hamilton, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • But as decorators on Monday put the finishing touches on gathering rooms, draping them in the colors of the Colombian flag, in Port-au-Prince, the capital, the judicial process around the president’s murder was moving painstakingly slow.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The remaining Housewives then gathered in Jenna's room, where Brynn retold her story.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
  • While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.
    Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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