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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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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3
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
K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
There has never been a greater array of causes and nonprofits that could benefit from the support and experience of today’s business leaders.
—Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Neatly arrayed along the walls are new takes on the orchids, dahlia or bird of paradise flowers introduced in 2024, plus a handful of bag charms making their debut in person in Paris and online.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The screen quality is exceptional, with a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a pixel resolution of 3,120 x 1,440, and the camera array is versatile and well-configured.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
There has never been a greater array of causes and nonprofits that could benefit from the support and experience of today’s business leaders.
—Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
Small modular nuclear reactors are factory-built-and-assembled, plug-and-play modules that users could array in a variety of configurations.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Neatly arrayed along the walls are new takes on the orchids, dahlia or bird of paradise flowers introduced in 2024, plus a handful of bag charms making their debut in person in Paris and online.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for array
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To identify these early galaxies, Wold and his colleagues focused on a massive galaxy cluster called Abell 2744, or Pandora's Cluster, located about 4 billion light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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When a frenzied cluster of infected, as the virus carriers are known collectively, bursts through the door and the screaming starts, the video image of Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Tinky-Winky gets splashed with blood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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Bowden lists a grouping of three top-10 prospects as the package that would land Robert on the Padres.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Ah Loo’s vibrant work weaves traditional Pacific Island attire with modern silhouettes and design.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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Our choice of attire narrates a story that connects us to our past and present.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Unlike traditional computing, which processes information in binary sequences, quantum computing harnesses the unique properties of quantum mechanics—superposition, entanglement and tunneling—to process complex information in entirely new ways.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In a crucial chase sequence, Bond will have to deliver two hundred packages in a Honda Civic by 7 p.m. or risk unemployment.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Key Facts The Israeli military posted the warning on the army’s X account in Farsi, the same day Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel killing at least eight people, the Associated Press reports.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Two months later, the Continental Congress voted to replace the part-time militias with a full-time army.—
David Martin
June 15,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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In the new version, groups that don’t opt in to the settlement would still have the right to sue members of the wealthy family whose name once adorned museum galleries around the world and programs at several prestigious U.S. universities.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The hats’ modern shape take inspiration from the traditional Panama hat, updated and adorned with wide ribbons — a signature of the Sant Angelo brand.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The two sections of the building are constructed of a spruce framework clad in smooth oak panels, while the central gate is made from traditional 6-inch pine logs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The shooting now classified as a-homicide was the third killing reported during a violent weekend in Kansas City, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees across the region.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
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“Array.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/array. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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