1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room
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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus
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as in attire
dressy clothing
dressed in festive array for the city's annual New Year's Eve celebration
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
a marching band's carefully choreographed array
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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations
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as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value
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Recent Examples of array
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The plants feed and shelter a staggering array of orioles, green jays, and other birds, whose whistles, caws, and tweets filled the air.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Like the Kurds, whose historic homeland was arrayed among several Middle Eastern states when nation states were being drawn, many Balochis want more autonomy, if not a state of their own—and some have taken up arms.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Ahead of him was an array of some 200 screens, each offering a view from one of the many cameras on the course, a replay clip or a graphics package.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The plants feed and shelter a staggering array of orioles, green jays, and other birds, whose whistles, caws, and tweets filled the air.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
If you’re already used to having three displays arrayed on your desk, perhaps with some of them oriented in portrait mode, using the ZenScreen Duo will feel second nature.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Like the Kurds, whose historic homeland was arrayed among several Middle Eastern states when nation states were being drawn, many Balochis want more autonomy, if not a state of their own—and some have taken up arms.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for array
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Using data from the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, Buzzo and her team tracked the movement of a dozen star clusters within FCC 224.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The layoffs have also upended other work done by NIOSH to respond to requests like health hazard evaluations, where workplaces can call on the agency for help investigating health issues on the job, like cancer clusters or fungal outbreaks.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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In fact, presidential paintings, from Washington to Obama, displayed in the White House, traditionally portray their subjects in business attire and formal poses.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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From onstage wardrobes to around-the-grounds party attire and more, this year’s Coachella brought drama, theatricality, sheer looks and more.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Okay, wait, after a very long double and triple-crossing sequence…Emily is arrested?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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White’s goal in the 24th minute after a clever attacking sequence ignited the sellout crowd of over 50,000.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For several weeks, fighting has intensified between the army and the RSF as government troops push to reclaim territories occupied by the militia.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Aparicio’s late grandmother, Maria de la Paz Torres Aparicio, handcrafted dolls adorned with clothes that people left behind during the war.—
Sarah Quiñones Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today, The Dwarika’s spans 2.5 acres and features 80 rooms and suites, each one adorned with original woodwork, handcrafted furnishings and thoughtful Nepalese details.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The attackers — both clad in black and wearing blue surgical masks — sped off in a gray Nissan sedan with West Virginia tags.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The alleged assassin, clad in khaki prison garb, entered the plea in federal court in New York on Friday, April 25.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Of the 23 players in the squad that have made 11 or more league appearances this season, nine (almost 40 per cent) can be classified as long-distance internationals.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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How Businesses Can Remain Compliant Governance platforms and compliance partners focus on helping any business, from enterprises to startups, to monitor, identify, classify and ensure that AI is built in accordance to the new EU AI Act.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Array.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/array. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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