caucused

verb

past tense of caucus
as in convened
to meet as a group to decide on something Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.

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Recent Examples of caucused Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona left the Democratic Party in 2022, and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia did the same in 2024, briefly joining Sanders and King as independents who still caucused with the Democrats. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucused
  1. convened
  2. met
  3. collaborated
  4. gathered
  5. merged
  6. cooperated
  7. united
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  • Earlier Thursday, Padilla also convened faith leaders and political figures in a roundtable discussion to defend voting rights and remember the legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • On Thursday, Jim Cramer and portfolio director Jeff Marks convened the CNBC Investing Club's July Monthly Meeting.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of convened
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  • The extradition process requires a hearing before a US judge to determine whether the treaty’s requirements are met, but the final decision is made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who retains discretion to deny extradition.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The two women met at UnlikelyAI, the startup founded by William Tunstall-Pedoe, who played a leading role in the development of Amazon Alexa, but were keen to launch their own venture and took inspiration from their families’ experience.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • While her husband, David, turned up in business suits for England’s matches, the British designer, who recently collaborated with Gap, went more casual.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
  • Scott previously collaborated with Nolan on music for Tenet (2020), and Nolan has cited the link between oral storytelling and modern rap as the inspiration for the casting.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of collaborated
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  • Earlier this month, Monopol reported that VAU had gathered support from 107 artists, including Renate Bertlmann, Ernst Caramelle, Jakob Lena Knebl, and Eva Schlegel, to launch a fair to fill this gap.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Two weeks after Sayveon’s disappearance, family, friends, and his Kroger co-workers gathered at Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • Performance, fashion, choreography, and storytelling merged into a single visual package that could be broadcast repeatedly into millions of homes.
    — Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 21, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • The company had an enterprise value of nearly $6 billion after Saudi telco stc merged its own tower portfolio with TAWAL in 2024.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of merged
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  • Because Hostin had no criminal history and cooperated with officers, police said he was issued a summons for trespass and released.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Many of those prosecuted cooperated with US authorities in exchange for reduced sentences, which aided in the trial against El Chapo, who was also sentenced to life in prison in 2019.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
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  • LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh united to produce the Big 3, and took the organization to great heights in their four-year run together.
    — Omar Kelly July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • On his last Bastille Day as president, Emmanuel Macron hosted around 30 other leaders for an event that appeared aimed at showing both Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump that Europe is united and stepping up to defend itself.
    — Eva van Dam, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of united

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