1
as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
a cluster of stars in the southern sky
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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door
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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in to huddle
to gather into a closely packed group
all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake
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Recent Examples of cluster
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
The look can be as minimalist as gems sprinkled on the tips of neutral nails or as bold as clusters of various stone sizes in intricate formations.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 8 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The whales were tightly clustered near the surface.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The use of weapons banned by international conventions, such as chemical weapons or cluster munitions, can also be considered a war crime.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
The look can be as minimalist as gems sprinkled on the tips of neutral nails or as bold as clusters of various stone sizes in intricate formations.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Why the Turtles Were Vulnerable Northern map turtles spend their winters clustered together in shallow water around one island in the middle of Opinicon Lake — likely a defensive strategy tied to good ice coverage and access to cold, oxygen-rich water.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The whales were tightly clustered near the surface.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluster
Noun
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Once a week Cámara meal preps breakfasts by making a large pot of beans and a batch of tortillas on the infrared dual griddle built into her stove.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say Sangha sold about 50 vials of ketamine to Perry for $11,000 — including the batch that led to his October 2023 death at 54.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Only Every Brilliant Thing, the one-man show starring Daniel Radcliffe, with a $195 average ticket price, and Hamilton with an average ticket price of $219 and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with Tom Felton $208 surpassed that grouping.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and places them all in one spot.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Things are scary right now, but the Plums are still high school girls, huddled together in a strange place, their adrenaline levels high and their supervision levels suddenly low.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The villagers huddled in their church for protection as Israeli warplanes pounded large swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon while Israeli troops stepped up a ground invasion and Hezbollah kept firing rockets at Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Or was everyone present sufficiently schooled in Vermeer’s symbolic array?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The comments from von der Leyen and Metsola are not surprising – Orbán has been a massive pain for the European Union for most of his 16 years in power, clashing with Brussels over an array of issues.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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However, this group’s tactics resemble those of Contagious Interview more than Lazarus, says Nick Carlsen, a senior investigator specializing in North Korea at the blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As movie theater owners and studio executives converge on Las Vegas this week for the annual CinemaCon trade conference, a rare sentiment is emerging — optimism.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Wildlife officers then converged on a group of five hunters in January 2025, with the assistance of the Guernsey County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office and its drone operations.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The funding is aimed at supporting a three-pronged plan put forward by a South End, Roxbury, and Newmarket community working group in February that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail, and into recovery to avoid the chaos and crowding that worsens there each summer.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Others would face court proceedings, conviction and incarceration, contributing to prison crowding.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Cluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluster. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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