batching

verb

present participle of batch
as in clustering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batching
  1. clustering
  2. grouping
  3. stacking
  4. bunching
  5. assembling
  6. piling
  7. collecting
  8. lumping
Verb
  • In an interview with CNBC Wednesday, Case warned that clustering billions of dollars of equipment and computing capacity in a small number of locations could make some projects difficult to insure, with consequences for developers seeking financing.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But clustering the high-end systems is an investment only a subset of users will ever need to make.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of clustering
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The humanoid is built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Owners who skip this question tend to be the ones who end up stacking a second and third advance to cover the first.
    — Elliot Ashkenazie, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stacking
Verb
  • The broken transmission of the Williams prevented it from being easily moved, so a full safety car was declared, bunching the pack up.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Port of Shanghai has been working through the vessel bunching through mid-September.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunching
Verb
  • The competition was put on hold because of the difficulty of assembling an international jury.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The opportunity here is to give qualified people more time to review the work and make sound decisions, with less effort spent assembling the information behind those decisions.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Holiday hosting comes with plenty of perks, but the extra cleanup isn’t one of them — especially when snacks, spills, and stray crumbs start piling up.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The possibilities of tall black boots and a midiskirt are endless, especially now that gray skies are becoming more frequent, fallen leaves are piling up on the ground, and the number on the thermometer keeps dropping.
    — María Munsuri, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of piling
Verb
  • Investigators have been scouring the area for wreckage, collecting dashcam video and speaking to witnesses.
    — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators on Tuesday were mainly focused on collecting and documenting wreckage, Chapman said.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • Moros, too, took issue with lumping Hispanics together as a monolithic voting bloc, citing the need for nuance.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Sony Pictures and filmmaker Sam Mendes have been mulling some innovative ideas for the release of their four Beatles biopics — including lumping together the films’ box office returns.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lumping
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