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
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Those requirements, taken seriously, produce something that looks less like a military alliance and more like a strategic industrial cluster.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2026
Over time, the scientists observed ravens routinely appearing at kill sites, concentrated in northern Yellowstone where wolf kills are clustered.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Officials described it as a cluster munition that got past Israel’s air defense system.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Those requirements, taken seriously, produce something that looks less like a military alliance and more like a strategic industrial cluster.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Growth in public auction sales was clustered at the top of the market, with lots sold for over $1 million increasing by 21% year-over-year.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2026
Over time, the scientists observed ravens routinely appearing at kill sites, concentrated in northern Yellowstone where wolf kills are clustered.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluster
Noun
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Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch of shows in California.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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With city officials arguing that a petition process would not be possible under the city charter, Holland declined to certify the first batch of signatures.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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Buena Park was the only team in the grouping to make the playoffs in 2025.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On March 18th, Hadi gathered with friends to celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri, a festival of fire on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which begins on March 20th.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Before sunrise in downtown Dallas, volunteers gather in near silence, scanning sidewalks and glass towers for signs of birds that didn’t survive the night’s migration.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Every so often, in the decade following The Comeback’s second-season finale in December 2014, co-creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King would huddle to brainstorm ways to resuscitate Valerie Cherish.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Prager and the other three crew members huddled together below deck to sketch out a plan.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Johnson wasn't giving Tech fits, Williams was with an array of mid-range jumpers or finishing through contact in the paint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Absent more predictable trends, law enforcement will be spread thin, asked to protect an impossible array of locations across the country against an impossible diversity of threats.—
Jacob Ware,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan was set to meet for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The great revelation of the exhibition is the group of works in silver and gold from 18th-century Naples, where nothing of their quality and scale survives today.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani illustrates how intelligence, surveillance, and precision strikes converge.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Several converging factors are positioning spatial computing as a more commercially viable and investor-relevant technology area.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sidewalk chaos concerns Residents in Chicago have already raised alarms about delivery robots crowding sidewalks and creating hazards.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Shops usually crowded with patrons for Nowruz are now empty.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Cluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluster. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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