caucusing

verb

present participle of caucus
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 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
  1. convening
  2. meeting
  3. gathering
  4. cooperating
  5. collaborating
  6. merging
  7. consolidating
  8. uniting
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  • The committee must submit its findings and recommendations within 120 days after convening, a news release said.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Under her leadership, Carbon Measures has grown to more than two dozen companies—including some of the world’s biggest emitters—while convening an independent technical panel to develop the accounting framework.
    — Jessica Hullinger, Time, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of convening
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  • Amid all the record’s babbling, cooing, and shouting, this direct appeal feels like finally meeting daine’s eye across a crowded room.
    — Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Officials at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are meeting to discuss whether the country has seen enough endemic spread of the potentially deadly and highly preventable disease to warrant taking away that accolade.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of meeting
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  • Researchers are now gathering enough data to explore using these medications earlier in treatment to help prevent relapses.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The strike culminated in workers and average citizens gathering in downtown Barcelona and Madrid, along with protests in other cities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • The driver of the vehicle, a 70-year-old East Haven man, remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is cooperating on the effort.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of cooperating
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  • There’s a reason Stallones is equally comfortable collaborating with the Congos and Laraaji.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Following his perfumey instrumentals, the songwriter began collaborating with journeyman Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, who has worked with pop icons Robbie Williams and James Blunt.
    — Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of collaborating
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  • The company is hoping to improve its fortunes by merging with the nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Any slower, and its progeny wouldn’t separate enough to prevent them from merging into one again.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of merging
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  • While many of the changes went into effect July 1, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an alert last week cautioning borrowers that consolidating their federal student loans could carry significant fiscal implications.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Beauer has compacted down the six-person floor plan from three trailer segments to two by lengthening the chassis, straightening up the end walls, and consolidating the first- and second-segment spaces from the 3X Plus into the front segment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of consolidating
Verb
  • As iconic Austin trumpeter Ephraim Owens and composer Sam Lipman undertake an ambitious collaboration uniting Ephraim’s jazz style with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, a health challenge requires them to confront new realities and limits.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Also uniting the two colorways is a pastel theme, as each is defined primarily by a tonal peach or lilac treatment.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of uniting

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“Caucusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucusing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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