as in convening
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucusing
Regardless of whether the race goes to a convention, leaders of both parties touted the importance of caucusing in the off year to help boost their chances in November.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the Senate, with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the Senate, with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucusing
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As for the quintet, Carroll is committed to convening the group on bandstands at least once a month.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among many other journeys, York also traveled extensively to China, for efforts such as convening a conference aimed at 6,000 Chinese high school students on the history of astronomy and organizing a modern cosmology research prize contest for Chinese scientists.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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In another document in the most recent release of the Epstein files, Google co-founder Sergey Brin emailed with Epstein’s girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, about meeting up with Epstein during a trip to New York in 2003, well before Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the old regs were an indirect way of promoting electrification, as car companies stood little chance of meeting them without battery power or drastic lineup reworkings.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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Where there would once be huge lively crowds gathering in support of Hong Kong’s democracy figures, the mood was subdued and yet at the same time on edge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the give-and-take between Goldsworthy and the farmers of Penpont has deepened, the latter have become accustomed to the sight of the artist gathering wood or stones or fallen trees.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both are said to be cooperating with prosecutors.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring ICE detainers and cooperating with federal authorities, Homan said Thursday.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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JetBlue and the airport are collaborating on the construction of a new Terminal 5 on the airport’s southeast side.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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In his account of collaborating with the artist for more than six years now, Reardon echoes the sentiment.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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When performed in merger review, the test is applied initially over the smallest set of products offered by the merging parties.—
Hal Singer,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The driver was dumping dirt into a nearby construction zone and left the trailer up while merging onto the freeway.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Legality becomes a tool for consolidating power.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Zipcar is owned by rental car company Avis Budget Group, which is consolidating corporate operations in New Jersey.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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His idea of uniting people could just mean music.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Debates over how to manage predators can be fierce, but beefing up the state’s ability to respond is uniting groups that are often at odds.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Caucusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucusing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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