Meaning & use
glean
To gradually gather information or knowledge, often bit by bit, from various sources.
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From the old letters, historians gleaned new details about the family's journey west.
She gleaned a few useful tips from the interview before making her decision.
A note on using this word
Glean originally referred to collecting leftover grain after a harvest, and now mostly describes piecing together information.
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