caucusing

present participle of caucus

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caucusing According to the filing, 284 energy grants were terminated because they were located in states that voted for Harris and were represented by two Democratic-caucusing senators. — James Ward, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Two days before Cunningham changed her party affiliation, The News & Observer asked the House Democratic leader if she and other swing vote Democrats were still caucusing with the three Democrats who lost their primaries, including Cunningham. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026 The delays usually mean lawmakers are caucusing and trying to hash out compromises on bills behind closed doors. — Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2026 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. — 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
Verb
  • What’s Happening On a 2019 episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, Will Smith described convening an emergency family meeting about his eating habits.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, under current leadership, our role is largely reduced to convening twice a year to rubber-stamp an existing top-down agenda.
    — Caitlin Ogden, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Acceptance of the former is advancing, with more than 50 countries meeting in Colombia this year to grapple with how exactly to do it.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But Kye is insecure about the scars on his chest and on his head, so the girl agrees to blindfold herself with a silk scarf before meeting him.
    — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Managers spend more time gathering information than coaching their teams.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The property also has a movie theater, a resort-style pool area, and multiple spaces for gathering both indoors and out.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Urging lawmakers to overhaul the justice system, Oviedo warned officials against cooperating with criminal groups.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The government’s cooperating witnesses testified about meetings in South Florida and text messages.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Flea, and artist Charles Gaines who is collaborating with Black Nile and Devin Daniels.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The two companies are also collaborating on a clinical trial to evaluate the use of two drugs – sonesitatug vedotin and ivonescimab – in combination to treat certain gastrointestinal cancers.
    — Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For spring 2027, Blumarine is delving into California heritage, merging femininity and a playful approach to texture.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But over time, Paramount will likely begin merging the Paramount+ and HBO Max streaming services.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The services have already been reducing the number of senior officers in part by consolidating commands and organizations, allowing some positions previously held by two generals or admirals to be overseen by one.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But these new rules came with downsides, as smaller schools, women and Olympic athletes, fans and coaches complained about power conferences consolidating power.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Further uniting both sneakers are mismatched outsoles featuring both logos.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Opposition to data centers is one of the rare issues uniting Americans across the political divide.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Caucusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucusing. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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