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as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place
the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station
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as in congregations
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones
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as in meetings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory
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Recent Examples of assemblies
The Bristol location of IDEX Health & Science engineers and manufactures plastic manifolds and fluidic assemblies for the in-vitro diagnostics bio market.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
The job entails making, installing and repairing sometimes enormous metal assemblies for vessels.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Three trial uranium-plutonium MOX fuel assemblies containing americium-241 and neptunium-237 have completed three fuel campaigns in the Beloyarsk BN-800 fast neutron reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
There are heroes in schools who don’t show up in assemblies, whose pictures don’t make it to the Wall of Fame in the front office, and they rarely get mentioned in speeches.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The victory also prompted Mexican Americans throughout the state to form patriotic assemblies to support and raise funds for Mexico’s efforts.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Everybody did, everywhere from school assemblies to union rallies.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
One of Sasson's first assignments was to create a control system for a machine that cleaned slide projector lens assemblies.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The party has been organizing multicounty assemblies separately for congressional candidates.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
The job entails making, installing and repairing sometimes enormous metal assemblies for vessels.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Three trial uranium-plutonium MOX fuel assemblies containing americium-241 and neptunium-237 have completed three fuel campaigns in the Beloyarsk BN-800 fast neutron reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
There are heroes in schools who don’t show up in assemblies, whose pictures don’t make it to the Wall of Fame in the front office, and they rarely get mentioned in speeches.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The victory also prompted Mexican Americans throughout the state to form patriotic assemblies to support and raise funds for Mexico’s efforts.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Everybody did, everywhere from school assemblies to union rallies.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
One of Sasson's first assignments was to create a control system for a machine that cleaned slide projector lens assemblies.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The party has been organizing multicounty assemblies separately for congressional candidates.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblies
Noun
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The conferences would determine which bowls would join the tier, with payouts, location and history likely playing a role.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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This week, several reports confirmed that the majority of power conferences and the Irish want a 24-team playoff field.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Site visits and work in the studio will be part of her creative research, as well as dialogues with religious communities and congregations, university professors and artisans.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, attributed the membership dip in part to church closures and to congregations cleaning up their membership rolls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Noun
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The coalition says members have asserted that America is specifically a Judeo-Christian or Christian nation and notes that most commission meetings took place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, an institution with Christian leadership.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The first trimester Maple prides herself on cramming her schedule with meetings, juggling multiple tasks and constantly being on the go.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 Mar. 2026
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Schools, churches, civic groups, community organizations, public officials, and families all line up and move through the city together — each with their own reason for being there, all sharing the same route.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
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His denomination, which has about 170 affiliated churches, counts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a member, and Wilson was invited to lead a prayer service at the Pentagon in February.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Rather than holding large rallies or stumping at party gatherings, Raffensperger has largely campaigned through Rotary clubs and other civic venues, pitching himself as a steady hand focused on affordability and public safety while his GOP rivals feud with each other.—
Joe Kovac,
AJC.com,
12 May 2026
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Potlucks have made their way to holiday gatherings and churches everywhere.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
Noun
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However, it could be fixed by mandating legislative districts be created by independent, nonpartisan panels in all states.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The facility’s racks, fan guards, floor, wall panels and inside the refrigerator had old food residue accumulation, grime and mold growth.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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“Assemblies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemblies. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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