as in to convene
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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as in synod
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Recent Examples of caucus
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Multiple candidates reported instances where caucus members who requested ballots did not receive them.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Tara Suter, The Hill, 22 July 2025
All senators who caucus with Democrats were against it.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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Verb
Bell said he’s been in contact with the state Democratic caucus, offering assistance in any way possible.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Multiple candidates reported instances where caucus members who requested ballots did not receive them.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Republicans also have a tight majority in the Senate, with 53 seats to Democrats’ 45 seats; two seats are held by independents who caucus with Democrats.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 22 July 2025
All senators who caucus with Democrats were against it.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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Verb
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The military convened marching bands and appointed a Navy lieutenant, Bill Osmanski, a fullback for the Chicago Bears, to captain the Isahaya Tigers, and a Marine Corps lieutenant, Angelo Bertelli, a Heisman-winning quarterback at Notre Dame, to lead the Nagasaki Bears.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images From September 29 to October 2, the nation’s top female gymnasts will convene for the 2025 World Team Selection Event in Crossville, Tennessee.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In July, its members voted to keep the church open and hand its administration over to the synod, which will make decisions about its future.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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So too has his radical approach to inclusivity that welcomed the non-ordained faithful, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and lay women, to sit with bishops and contribute their thoughts on issues of church doctrine in meetings called synods.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Following its defeat by Communist Party forces in the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Nationalist movement, led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled to the island in 1949 as a government in exile.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Padres smacked four home runs and clubbed them, 8-1, at Coors Field to clinch the three-game series.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight, Starmer’s Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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When Best of Beauty launched in 1996, skin care was something best kept hidden behind your medicine cabinet.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The expansion team has lost each of its last five games against the Lynx, and most recently suffered one of their worst losses of the season in Game 1 on Sunday in a 29-point defeat.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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It was also carried out in collaboration with Professor Hyun-Kon Song’s team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The official did not elaborate on the timing of the meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani or its agenda.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is no charge for this event – please consider bringing a donation for the babies and toddlers at FRC or Target or Walmart gift cards in $25 denominations.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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This wine’s color indicates that it was grown in the most historic zone of the Tai Rosso denomination, Barbarano.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Caucus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucus. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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