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 Elderly couples surrounded us in somber ceremony, each of them in seats clustered close to one another, some holding hands, their fingers dusted in crumb cake. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Smoky gray crystals are clustered along the ends of each nail, creating a glitzy take on the classic French manicure with a bit more edge. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Consider the needs of NASA's Apollo program — where landing sites were clustered toward the equator on the moon's near side —compared to the current Artemis program, which intends to focus initiatives at the lunar south pole. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Another room over, regulars sat clustered around a long bench under a wall-sized sunset mural, while sports fan pennants decorate the rustic interior. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 These, too, clustered within the same tempo range, with a peak around 180 beats per minute. — Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026 The ads are clustered in states with competitive races, like Wisconsin and Michigan. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026 Most of them, the researchers found, ended up being scored as cost reduction, while the largest returns clustered among the companies that aimed AI at revenue instead. — Sreedhar Peddineni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 With art storage facilities, galleries, and museums clustered along its canals, Tennoz is one of Tokyo’s leading art districts. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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On Tuesday, the morning after Bonta announced the settlement agreement, protesters converged outside of Paramount Skydance’s Melrose Avenue gate criticizing the deal.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Washington drove toward goal as the defense converged on her.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of converged

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Photos shared on social media showed dozens of construction workers huddled together.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The hockey star stayed down on the ice for a few moments as teammates huddled around him, and Faber eventually stood up and skated off the ice on his own.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of huddled

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The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathered

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Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The company describes it as one of the largest datasets of intracortical neural activity assembled to date.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembled

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The Axvant really steps up in the art of fire-making after all that kindling and firewood has been piled up neatly atop the tinder bundle in the fire pit, ready to light.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
His query was earnestly tackled by the engineers at the RAND Corporation, who, in 1955, published a book composed only of a series of unrelated numerals piled up in neat rows.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

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Russian media also reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin observed the drills at the Chebarkul Training Ground on Friday and met foreign military attaches.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Most Read Reviews Appropriately enough for two musicians working at the cutting edge of this underground, Bowery Electric’s Martha Schwendener and Lawrence Chandler met while working at pre-fab master Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of met

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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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