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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  • So Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson all convened with Zaslav for an emergency meeting and ultimately agreed to serve as advisors who would shepherd the channel’s programming.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The school’s original proposal was among the lowest ranked by the citizen’s task force convened this summer to review two dozen proposals submitted for funding.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of convened
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  • Sheffield then met Tamboran’s CEO at the time, Alabama native Joel Riddle.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The controversy has dominated WNBA press rooms so much that the league formed a task force of general managers and team presidents who met in August to discuss trans athletes, but ultimately did not update any eligibility rules.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
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  • Executive Chef Carlos Segura collaborated with every other chef working in the resort to create a delightful tasting menu of all their favorite dishes from their grandmas growing up.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lil Wayne and Drake always collaborated throughout the 2010s, and the Young Money duo gave rap countless show-stopping and classic moments.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborated
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  • Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • Each of the elements these folks have contributed, whether a dedicated musical score, meticulous floral arrangements, or a global food profile, has merged to make this project feel singular and special.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The project was shelved after the company merged with Time Warner.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of merged
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  • Police questioned Roper and Hargrove, who fully cooperated with investigators by turning in their DNA and phones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Capó’s also said El Dorado cooperated fully with the federal agency.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • The 15 films from across the world are united by the courage, imagination and urgency of their filmmakers.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The threads are united by the single house where the protagonists live, which in both timelines is falling apart.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Caucused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucused. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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