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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucusing
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In April of this year, the largest EdTech convening ASU-GSV was abuzz with the word agency.
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The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
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Their lives gradually shift after meeting No Yeong-ju, an optimistic singing instructor played by Im Ji-eun, whose positive outlook encourages both women to confront their past.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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Investigators said Butler, who was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with investigators.
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Laurie Parker, a producer then working with director Jane Campion as part of a project that Sebold was cooperating with, reached Clapper in 2013.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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For Endowment content specifically, the approach has evolved from broadly honoring military service to collaborating directly with Veterans in shaping stories and experiences.
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Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation.
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Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
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Formula 1’s own Oxford Street mega-store completes the picture, consolidating all ten teams’ merchandise within a high-footfall retail environment designed to convert fandom directly into revenue.
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To address these shifts, both districts have begun closing and consolidating schools.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.
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“Caucusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucusing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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