glean
verb (used with object)
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
gleans
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present tense formof glean (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And, who gets to monetize the insights that AI gleans?
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
“Dune: Prophecy” continues HBO’s thematic streak of examining human nature from the heights of wealth and influence, assuming its audience gleans joy from watching the rich cannibalize each other.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024
He gleans gems at the Benjamin Bar, trolls the BLT Prime steak house upstairs where Giuliani has a regular table with the nameplate, “Rudolph W. Giuliani, Private Office.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2022
He also writes the newsletter “Humans Being,” which gleans life lessons from movies, books and television, for The Atlantic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
“What if another scythe gleans her during the off years?”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
