Thesaurus results for ASSEMBLY

assembly

noun

ə-ˈsem-blē

Definition of assembly

as in assemblage

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 congregation

a body of persons gathered for religious worship the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones

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as in meeting

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 assembly Walk the circular path at Kelly Ingram Park, once an assembly spot for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and learn more about this pivotal time in American history at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2026 At present, experts said, most of the Indian companies are either investing in setting up downstream assembly and testing facilities or making batteries for mobility, which are more lucrative given the government subsidies. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Photovoltaic cells are laminated between the glass layers of the same insulated glass unit the building already installs, so the facade arrives at the site as one assembly. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The Dispatch is made with an all-aluminum monocoque construction that helps simplify field repairs, assembly, and modification using basic tools. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Atlanta architect Keith Summerour and his family are selling the assemblage of land and historic 19th century buildings, such as an old cotton gin.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Unlike a polished piece of metal which is reflective and the same material from every direction, a second surface mirror is an assemblage, has a transparent layer, a reflective layer, and an opaque layer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Montilus said many Haitian members of her congregation, legal or not, are afraid to leave their homes for church.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Those of us among the audience are, by implication, among the meeting’s attendees, and our engagement with Ireland’s play, under Maria Dizzia’s direction, has a certain active power.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, quantum technology and AI came up in separate meetings, on separate slides, championed by different people in the room.

— Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

Still, most analysts and economists expect a hike after a speech two weeks ago at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which Warsh argued that the Fed had not yet achieved its goal of putting inflation in check.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
La Strada is overseas working as an election observer and did not attend the press conference.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

The only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
On July 28, authorities located a blue Honda Accord registered to Boyce behind a church in Pendleton, North Carolina, according to the complaint.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

However, the event was targeted on social media by accounts like Libs of TikTok, which characterized the gathering as a drag show meant to groom children while funding undocumented immigrants.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
But the gathering took on new meaning in the revelation's wake, as much of Washington scrambles to come to terms with a technology that has evolved rapidly and for which little regulation exists.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
The Athletic is confronted with dozens of multicoloured wires and cables, plugged in to a panel on an outside broadcast truck.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

Candidates’ disparate visions Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Mehta calls the film’s action language deliberately unlike genre convention.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026