glean
verb (used with object)
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
has gleaned
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present perfectof glean (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Orlean has gleaned many of her ideas from serendipitous wanderings around city neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
“Boeing has gleaned billions of dollars in profits over the past several decades partly through externalizing its waste disposal costs by dumping wastes into the Lower Duwamish River,” the Port said in its claim.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
From this text, the Supreme Court has gleaned the principle that states may not regulate commerce beyond their borders, since that’s a task for Congress alone.
From Slate ● May 11, 2023
McCarthy’s office didn’t respond to a request to share any lessons the speaker has gleaned from the center’s existence.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
From a much later time Dr. Schechter has gleaned some notices of a sect of “Zadokites” in whose tenets also he recognizes resemblances to those of our sect.
From The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by George Foot Moore
