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gather around

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gather someone or something around (oneself)
to collect people or things around oneself; to draw someone or something to oneself. He gathered a lot of arty people around himself. She liked to gather exotic plants around herself. Grandpa gathered all the kids around and read them a story.
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gather around someone or something

to collect around someone or something. Let's all gather around her and hear her out. Please gather around the table for dinner.
See also: around, gather


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Students began to gather around the victim, said freshman Jared Wohlford, 14.
Quilting has been an age old tradition In days gone by, women used to gather around and do quilting work together
Women dressed in traditional Mayan garb gather around the narrow, open coffins filled with aged bones.
 
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