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 Automakers including Ford, General Motors and Stellantis operate major assembly plants in Ontario, and the wider supply chain supports tens of thousands of jobs. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 The prototype will undergo primary assembly and integration at Xos’s Byrdstown, Tennessee, facility. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 There are also industrial assembly and material loading events. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Plunge offers professional assembly, which makes sense for buyers who do not want to handle large wood-and-glass panels by themselves. — Evan Russum, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

The developers struck a deal with the church to buy part of its land, which the congregation voted to approve in 2021.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
American Christians have likely heard both Christian nationalist and anti-Christian nationalist messages through their congregations, media and social networks.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Former Obama aide and Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor was among the most outspoken against Jeffries over the meeting.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2026
During Monday’s meeting, Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said the bridge was needed in that community long before the stadium plan.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

Announced at the Hot Chips conference, the processor is the first dual-architecture mainframe chip from IBM and is being developed for future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
Nothing suggests the Big Ten or any other conference is rushing to take control of the entire NCAA rulebook anytime soon.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

This disclosure prompted church leadership to meet with the accuser and her mother, which ultimately resulted in a report to the child abuse hotline that same month.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
Gospel Wednesday Concert, an hour-long concert at a historic Black church in Harlem.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said to a crowd of more than 200 people at a City Council meeting this month that the city is conducting an education campaign, going to community events, making presentations at ward meetings and other gatherings.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Pier House quickly became a gathering place for celebrities, writers and musicians.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

DayGlo pigments were used extensively during World War II to make fluorescent fabric panels for US ground troops, while DayGlo’s black light paints were used on Navy aircraft carriers to enable planes to land at night.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
The panel ruled that remote work had functioned as an effective accommodation prior to his firing and that Billesdon failed to prove his disability directly caused his termination.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

In an interview at the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention in London, Atwell told attendees that she was frustrated by Captain Carter’s storyline in 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
The president is organizing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas next month that will serve as much a two-day rally for him as a boon to party candidates nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026