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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
Posiva has already completed major commissioning activities, including demonstrations of its fuel encapsulation plant and extensive operational testing using non-radioactive dummy fuel assemblies.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Leading up to the event, students participated in school assemblies focused on pollution, storm drains, marine ecosystems, and the impact litter has on ocean life.
—Daily News, 29 May 2026
The documents obtained by WIRED also show that fusion centers are currently keeping tabs on in-person assemblies.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Airbus has pointed to ongoing supply chain disruptions affecting its A350 production program, including aircraft interior components and fuselage assemblies from the former Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in North Carolina.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
During Muharram’s mourning period, Shiʿis gather in assemblies to hear preachers offer sermons, relate the life of Ḥusayn, and recount the events of the Battle of Karbala.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
The results on May 7th, which coincided with elections for the national assemblies in Scotland and Wales, proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party and a personal crisis for Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The Bristol location of IDEX Health & Science engineers and manufactures plastic manifolds and fluidic assemblies for the in-vitro diagnostics bio market.
—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
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Leading up to the event, students participated in school assemblies focused on pollution, storm drains, marine ecosystems, and the impact litter has on ocean life.
—Daily News, 29 May 2026
The documents obtained by WIRED also show that fusion centers are currently keeping tabs on in-person assemblies.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Airbus has pointed to ongoing supply chain disruptions affecting its A350 production program, including aircraft interior components and fuselage assemblies from the former Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in North Carolina.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
During Muharram’s mourning period, Shiʿis gather in assemblies to hear preachers offer sermons, relate the life of Ḥusayn, and recount the events of the Battle of Karbala.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
The results on May 7th, which coincided with elections for the national assemblies in Scotland and Wales, proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party and a personal crisis for Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The Bristol location of IDEX Health & Science engineers and manufactures plastic manifolds and fluidic assemblies for the in-vitro diagnostics bio market.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblies
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Additionally, during the 2026-27 school year, the UIL will allow a 35-second shot clock for basketball that will be optional in all conferences for varsity tournaments and showcases upon mutual agreement between coaches.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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Unsurprisingly, some rival schools and conferences, even Tech's own Big 12 Conference, haven't exactly been pleased with this outcome.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Buses arrive with congregations from as far away as Tampa, a nine-hour journey round-trip.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Churches in Atlanta and Maui, Hawaii, both cited the declining and aging population of their priests and congregations as an explanation of their order’s departures.—
Hannah Brueske,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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John Cohen, a former senior Homeland Security official who has been briefing state leaders before the matches, said the government was largely absent from planning meetings last year and did not begin sharing threat intelligence with host regions until recently.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Moscow also controls a significant portion of Armenia’s energy and infrastructure and supplies it with cheap gas, which is a point that Putin has been quick to drive home in his meetings with Pashinyan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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The conjecture says that even within enormous, scattered and chaotic assemblages of points existing across innumerable dimensions, simple, orderly shapes will inevitably crop up.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 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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Be sure to check out Bee reporter Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado’s newcomer’s guide to Sacramento’s LGBTQ bars, churches, drag shows and more.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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It was designed by Henry Schlacks, a renowned Chicago architect known for the design of many churches.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Although the structure itself has been replaced, the site has been home to community gatherings, events, concerts and celebrations for the past 130 years.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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True to the home's former owner, Swift has hosted several gatherings there, including her famed Fourth of July parties, and some have speculated the property could play a role in her upcoming nuptials to Travis Kelce.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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This relic from the past sewed together the 116-foot diameter panels that covered an area of roughly 16,000 square feet.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The building integrates perlite insulation, timber balcony structures, 500 sq m (5,400 sq ft) of photovoltaic panels, and a hybrid gas/heat pump system by Atlantic Systèmes, achieving around 60% energy self-sufficiency in compliance with France's RE2020 2025 [green building] targets.—
Adam Williams
May 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
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“Assemblies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemblies. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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