as in convenes
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucuses
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans, noting the defections of two Democrats and King, who caucuses with Democrats, might have hoped to see more Democrats jumping ship.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Democratic Senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted for the bill, along with independent Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans, noting the defections of two Democrats and King, who caucuses with Democrats, might have hoped to see more Democrats jumping ship.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucuses
Verb
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The General Assembly convenes in April.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Money markets are overwhelmingly pricing in another rate cut when the Federal Open Market Committee convenes again, according to the CME's FedWatch tool.—
Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The findings reveal unexpected plasma flows and magnetic field movements that may reshape current understanding of how the Sun’s magnetic cycle operates.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The planning for Solterra Vista Park started during the pandemic in 2021, with meetings held on Zoom.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Though Giolito had a bounce-back year after missing the entirety of the 2024 season, an elbow issue forced him to miss the playoffs and could make teams hesitate in free agency.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even the bad teams still want to keep their quarterback upright and have a chance to run a functional offense.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The interior has white ceilings and airy white cabinets and subway tile in the kitchen.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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My cabinets are Moroccan red, and the walls are sky blue.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other denominations have faced reckonings and made changes.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other Christian denominations are undergoing similar reckonings.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As tradition holds, the five-day event—which will be celebrating its 27th anniversary next year—will include panels, workshops, showcases, and networking opportunities with key industry leaders and like-minded music lovers.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Additonally, the workshops’ Atlas Station 2025 sidebar, which is billed as a springboard for young Moroccan producers and directors, will support seven emerging Moroccan film professionals as well as four short films.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint.—
Payal Dhar,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2021
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“Caucuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucuses. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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