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as in clusters
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 groups
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 sequences
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 armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
feudal lords depended upon their array for defense
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as in decorates
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 clothes
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 arranges
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 arrays
IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
Emerging systems, including optical setups and resistive arrays, focus on matrix-vector multiplication—a key operation in machine learning.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
In both, a band of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is seen above Earth's horizon, with the space station's solar arrays and the Kibo exposed facility in the foreground.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An aerospace startup that aims to provide a method to build living and industrial structures in space, communications systems and solar arrays to beam energy to Earth has opened its headquarters in Golden.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Developers had planned to use 118,000 acres of federal land in Nevada’s desert as the home for solar arrays and batteries to store the sun’s energy.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
These cheerful yellow dishes remind us of our grandparents’ tablescapes with colorful arrays of roasted vegetables and desserts filled with fresh berries.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The underlying mechanisms involve immense pattern-matching based on vast arrays of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Solar arrays will help offset electricity needs for Detroit's 127 municipal buildings.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Turning cables into giant sonar arrays DAS works by using standard fiber-optic cables as long chains of acoustic sensors.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Hayabusa2 achieved 10 milli-Newtons (mN) of thrust from 300–500 watts of electrical power produced by its solar arrays.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The company’s Enterprise Data Cloud creates a unified data storage system across Pure Storage arrays and includes modular non-disruptive upgrades that extend hardware life.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
On Wednesday, the government announced plans to overhaul runway infrastructure that included extending safety zones and building localizers, the antenna arrays that help pilots land, with more flexible steel instead of concrete.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Offer cost-effective alternatives to traditional all-flash arrays, appealing to cost-conscious enterprises without compromising performance.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
The ship’s 40 megawatt-hour energy storage system, which Incat says is four times as large as that of any existing ship, has 12 battery arrays with 418 modules apiece, for a total of 5,016 lithium-ion batteries distributed between four rooms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
Emerging systems, including optical setups and resistive arrays, focus on matrix-vector multiplication—a key operation in machine learning.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
In both, a band of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is seen above Earth's horizon, with the space station's solar arrays and the Kibo exposed facility in the foreground.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An aerospace startup that aims to provide a method to build living and industrial structures in space, communications systems and solar arrays to beam energy to Earth has opened its headquarters in Golden.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Developers had planned to use 118,000 acres of federal land in Nevada’s desert as the home for solar arrays and batteries to store the sun’s energy.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
These cheerful yellow dishes remind us of our grandparents’ tablescapes with colorful arrays of roasted vegetables and desserts filled with fresh berries.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The underlying mechanisms involve immense pattern-matching based on vast arrays of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
The vertical design and smart tracking functions of the towers offer big improvements over flat panel arrays.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Solar arrays will help offset electricity needs for Detroit's 127 municipal buildings.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Turning cables into giant sonar arrays DAS works by using standard fiber-optic cables as long chains of acoustic sensors.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Hayabusa2 achieved 10 milli-Newtons (mN) of thrust from 300–500 watts of electrical power produced by its solar arrays.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The company’s Enterprise Data Cloud creates a unified data storage system across Pure Storage arrays and includes modular non-disruptive upgrades that extend hardware life.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
On Wednesday, the government announced plans to overhaul runway infrastructure that included extending safety zones and building localizers, the antenna arrays that help pilots land, with more flexible steel instead of concrete.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Offer cost-effective alternatives to traditional all-flash arrays, appealing to cost-conscious enterprises without compromising performance.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrays
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Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical blossoms or enchanting lacecap flowers, there’s a perfect hydrangea for nearly every yard—whether drenched in sun or cloaked in shade—and every gardener's personality.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Scrolling social feeds reveals a relentless parade of fireplace mantels draped in plaid and velvet, clusters of vintage nutcrackers beneath dark-wood shelves, and tablescapes positively roaring with holiday maximalism.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Officials believe the two groups were part of a single network, some planning domestic attacks and others seeking to join ISIS abroad.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The book has a lot of action sequences and also physical transformations.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Players could control a huge cast of classic characters from the franchise in a toybox mash-up of different eras, wiping out armies of bad guys at a clip.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the center is Jinu, the brooding lead with a mysterious hold on both the protagonist Rumi and armies of fans.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The mural decorates the north side of the building facing Oak Middle School.—
Jeff Gritchen,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her husband sold some of the rare Stephen King memorabilia that decorates their home.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Financial compatibility is a necessity, but a partner who arranges things and therefore shows effort is vital.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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An employee arranges a salad dressing display at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each garment, which is rich in detail, is produced by hand in small batches at their atelier in Bombay.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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With 40 grind settings and a 300 gram bean hopper, this electric grinder is capable of handling grinding for larger batches.—
Jack Byram,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nix was uneven, seemingly out of sync with Payton and the personnel groupings.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Arrays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrays. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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