gleanings

/ ˈɡliːnɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the useful remnants of a crop that can be gathered from the field after harvesting

Example Sentences

In another scene in the documentary, she holds out one hand piled with the latest Clematis gleanings, each seed still attached to its feathery brown tail.

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Among its gleanings, the poll found that the American dream is alive and well, at least among those who came from abroad, despite the sour mood that suffuses much of the country.

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Additionally, the authors note, the ability to transfer gleanings from one data set directly to another will speed up and streamline discovery, allowing researchers to refine knowledge across single-cell sequencing studies without requiring complex data integration.

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Some chopped-down gleanings don’t drop, exactly, but come indoors as the stuff of impromptu arrangements that merge vivid tropical foliage with native fall wildflowers.

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Gleanings, like garnishes, are tucked in.

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Related Words

• accumulation 
• hoard 
• nest egg