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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table
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as in collection
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum
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Recent Examples of assemblage
This includes more than a dozen war ships – specifically two aircraft carrier strike groups – and the largest assemblage of airpower since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
Out of that assemblage, the Braves could form a capable quintet if all were to go according to plan.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this unlikely assemblage of personalities transformed a roster of scruffy underdogs into the Team of the ’80s.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Corridors are bedecked in vivid wallpaper with oversized flora and animals, real and mythical, and the hotel’s art collection that meets your eye around every corner is a go-for-broke assemblage of everything from old-world oils to ambitious mixed media and 20th-century American photography.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
Out of that assemblage, the Braves could form a capable quintet if all were to go according to plan.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this unlikely assemblage of personalities transformed a roster of scruffy underdogs into the Team of the ’80s.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Corridors are bedecked in vivid wallpaper with oversized flora and animals, real and mythical, and the hotel’s art collection that meets your eye around every corner is a go-for-broke assemblage of everything from old-world oils to ambitious mixed media and 20th-century American photography.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblage
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Rather than focusing on complex assembly tasks, the deployment currently targets specific industrial activities such as material handling and intra-logistics, where humanoid mobility and flexibility can be used in existing factory layouts.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Each example comprises 475 components and requires more than 440 hours of assembly and finishing alone.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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Powell understands that the accumulation of these moments is itself a form of knowledge, and that Emily was accumulating it in real time while writing one of the strangest novels in the English language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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The chest freezer had ice accumulation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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That said, a three-minute stroll in front of the hotel is a cluster of sushi bars, tempura restaurants, and international spots (even an Irish bar).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Footage filmed by The Associated Press showed at least one missile releasing a cluster of munitions over Israel.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pop Mart first launched Labubu as part of a blind-box collection in 2019 after licensing the character from Hong Kong-Dutch artist Kasing Lung, who created it for a picture-book series several years earlier.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The analysis by the John Locke Foundation, a conservative think tank, found that across nine of North Carolina’s most populous counties, property tax collections exceeded what a levy limit would have allowed by nearly $3 billion over the past 10 years.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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First up on the program Monday at the CERAWeek conference will be Energy Secretary Chris Wright.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Sweet 16 invite is for power-conference programs only, and advocates for fewer automatic qualifiers and bracket expansion will have a field day with this one.—
John Marshall,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Some went to court to challenge government refusals to authorize pickets, while others scaled them back to smaller indoor gatherings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Whether you’re headed to errands, the office, an after-hours gathering, let your outfit be the least of your worries.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Of the initial batch of drugs on the site, roughly half have generic versions that are often much cheaper, Joyce said.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trader Joe's spokesperson Nakia Rohde confirmed to USA TODAY that another batch of the pastel mini canvas tote bags and a new large canvas bag are on the way.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Democrats saw the meeting as an opportunity to call attention to the fact that Bondi has yet to explicitly commit to showing up on April 14.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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