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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  • But the panel of outside advisers convened for the meeting includes at least seven doctors or pharmacists with financial ties to the peptide industry.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • On infant formula, Makary convened the world’s leading experts to modernize and expand the ingredient lists—called monographs—that the agency uses to regulate the products.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of convened
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  • But the relationship has markedly shifted since the two last met five months ago.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This will be the first time the Rangers have met the Rays this season.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of met
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  • Additionally, Potter noted that ASTS has collaborated with and received equity investments from some of the largest MNOs, including AT&T, Vodafone, Verizon and Rakuten.
    — TipRanks.com, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The two rappers have collaborated on dozens of songs, and their joint album What a Time to Be Alive conquered the Billboard 200 more than a decade ago.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of collaborated
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  • On Sunday, several hundred people gathered at a park in Grandview to honor and remember Blair and Wells and to hold Marchbanks in their thoughts.
    — Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • And on a Thursday afternoon blanketed in wildfire smoke, a small crowd gathered to see one in particular.
    — Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 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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  • All of this has happened without the glare of the national spotlight and amid muted public outcry, as local and state leaders have largely cooperated with the federal government.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • No involvement of drugs or alcohol is suspected, and both drivers cooperated with the investigation, with neither cited for the collision.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • Adapting James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shōgun‘s first season watched as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • The world appears united in wanting to see less holding, grappling and wrestling at set plays, but some level of contact should still be allowed.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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