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 The facilities varied in size and included wet-processing, dry-processing and assembly-focused operations in China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Italy and Turkey. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 The company said the transition of the vehicle's assembly that was taking place in Tijuana to Texas is expected to take about four years. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The company added toolboxes for shelter managers because mobility devices and shower chairs arrived in flat boxes that required assembly. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The tech and retail giant has reserved 38 launches on Vulcan rockets and funded the construction of a dedicated new rocket assembly hangar at Cape Canaveral to support the ramp-up of Vulcan’s launch cadence. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Emotions ran deep among the multinational assemblage of emergency workers who witnessed one man’s improbable deliverance.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The car is part of a 22-lot field from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection, an assemblage that also includes actor Clark Gable’s breathtaking 1935 Duesenberg JN Convertible.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Christianity is so fractured, not just within denominations but within individual congregations, within individual families.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
The rest will be raised over the next year from within the congregation and from outside supporters, according to Chadwick.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Joe resolves to tell Nathan right away — or at least, right after the preference sheet meeting.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
The move follows months of public discussion, including an online survey — open through July 15, a community meeting and feedback from the Zoning Commission, which recommended denying the current draft proposal to allow additional review.

— Ken Molestina, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

During the meeting, a handful of people looked at their laptops, with those attending in person sitting around a nearly empty oval table in the board’s conference room.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
And that April guidance was above the $101 billion analysts had been expecting toward the end of last year, before the company updated it at a conference in December.

— Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

The mission, open for daily tours still operates as a Catholic church.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
While smaller than its counterparts in Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley has a strong Vietnamese community with churches, temples, civic organizations and even a small magazine, Ma said.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of church

Noun

More than 80 people, many of whom Chik identified as longtime customers, attended the gathering at Belle Cooledge Library, less than 2 miles from Sacramento Executive Airport.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The sight of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo practicing at SMU’s Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium in front of a large gathering of international press is one of those photo ops that AI can’t create.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Kutkov’s firmware discovery also revealed that the V5’s antenna panel is about 16% longer and 30% taller than the portable Starlink Mini's.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026