CLUSTERED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

clustered

verb

past tense of cluster

as in converged

to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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as in huddled

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 clustered Most of the large developments with urban vibes in Sandy Springs are clustered around the Perimeter rather than the city’s northern edge. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Nanda Win, head of the Yangon Regional Department of Public Health, said cases were particularly concentrated in downtown Yangon’s Chinatown area, where street food vendors, restaurants and bars are clustered, according to the report. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 Now, after another potentially fatal aortic aneurysm and ambulance ride, the doctors clustered around his hospital bed said the fix involved two more major, risky operations. — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The 50-day and 200-day are clustered right below the current price at $234 and $240, which at least gives us a zone to watch on the downside. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Groups of older students clustered at tables around him, catching up on each other’s summers. — Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 Niche released its 2026 Best Schools in California rankings, with top public elementary, middle and high schools clustered in the Bay Area, San Diego and Los Angeles. — Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The San Fernando Valley is the epicenter of California’s artificial-stone-cutting industry, where dozens of shops are clustered. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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Second, the threats that gave rise to the alliances have not faded but intensified and converged, as allied perceptions of China and Russia align as never before.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping visitors away.

— Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

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An Israeli military source told CNN the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had gathered intelligence on Turkey’s plans to deploy personnel, drones and air-defense systems at the site.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The 33% approval the president gathered also tied his worst approval rating during his first term in office.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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The leaderboard, topped by Wyndham Clark (64-64 — 128), is crowded halfway through the second of three legs of golf’s end-of-season FedEx Cup Playoffs.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
But that position’s crowded with Fortner, Hecht, a fifth-round pick from Kansas State, and the versatile Christensen.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowded

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The International Association of Assessing Officers has assembled a task force to study the issue.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The platform offers a window into how earning a living can increasingly be assembled from different sources rather than tied entirely to one employer.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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On Sunday, Roman Goffman, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, met again with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Jordan to ease the latest tensions, according to the Syrian state news agency.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The Fils-Tiafoe match was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026

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