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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
the constellation of beliefs, attitudes, and values that serve to define liberalism today
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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the organization invited an impressive constellation of guest speakers
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3
as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel
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Recent Examples of constellation
The most recent launch, KA-4, sent an additional 24 to space on August 11, 2025, growing the constellation to 100 satellites.
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Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests are welcomed into a leather goods salon finished in creamy whites, where women’s spaces feature constellation parquet flooring and straw marquetry details, while the men’s accessories and ready-to-wear are set against classic Versailles parquet.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's Starshield satellite platform, derived from the Starlink design, has launched in stacks of up to 22 spacecraft on a single Falcon 9 to deploy a constellation of hundreds of all-seeing spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Visible on clear September evenings, this seven-star asterism (a shape of stars, not an official constellation) moves into a noticeably low position in the northern sky after sunset.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests are welcomed into a leather goods salon finished in creamy whites, where women’s spaces feature constellation parquet flooring and straw marquetry details, while the men’s accessories and ready-to-wear are set against classic Versailles parquet.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's Starshield satellite platform, derived from the Starlink design, has launched in stacks of up to 22 spacecraft on a single Falcon 9 to deploy a constellation of hundreds of all-seeing spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Visible on clear September evenings, this seven-star asterism (a shape of stars, not an official constellation) moves into a noticeably low position in the northern sky after sunset.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constellation
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Storm activity decreases in the central and eastern Atlantic heading into October because the clusters of showers and storms emerging from Africa that act as seeds for hurricane formation become less numerous and weaker.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The league groupings completed at the releaguing meeting earlier this month were for non-football sports.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, Lloyd's production is handsomely realized, with striking silhouetttes courtesy of Jon Clark and unnerving sound design by Ben and Max Ringham, who add a low whirr of dread to the existential fable.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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But our design principle has always been trying to avoid accidents as much as possible.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Hurricane Humberto spaghetti models Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hughes said there will be an array of different Asian cultural food options including Chinese, Filipino and Vietnamese options.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The group recently opened Parks Place to continue the healing journey with up to four program graduates at a time.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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This two-story house offers a spacious layout with five bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Set on the shores of the Caspian Sea, the anti-clockwise layout manages to combine some of F1's highest top speeds with a rather fiddly section through the old city, all of it lined with walls and barriers to punish mistakes.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just like a single bad apple can spoil the entire batch, one negative person can influence and bring down the morale of a group, regardless of their individual strengths or qualities.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Every piece in the collection is produced in limited editions of just 100, many of which are made-to-order, with stones cut in small, dedicated batches.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Babylonians split that band of sky into twelve equal parts that correspond with twelve constellations.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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But if those lagging rain bands arrive, some isolated spots could see up to four inches of rain.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Constellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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