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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
Much of the support for the Greens is clustered in cities.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The staff is also happy to point you in the direction of some of the area’s best restaurants (many of which are clustered around the Bishop Arts District, a 15-minute walk away).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Small green bugs are clustered at the end of the stems of some of our shrubs and flowers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
And those blooms, which are clustered at the ends of the stems like adorable mini bouquets, come in so many pretty colors from yellow to pink to purple and keep coming from spring until frost.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Most importantly, these were clustered in specific locations.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The genes for the 21 proteins in the small subunit are all clustered next to each other on a 10,000-base-long stretch of the genome, so the researchers could just replace them all at once.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
The feeling that something exciting had arrived was palpable as groups clustered together on couches and reunited with friends from distant cities.
—Terry Ward, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The staff is also happy to point you in the direction of some of the area’s best restaurants (many of which are clustered around the Bishop Arts District, a 15-minute walk away).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Small green bugs are clustered at the end of the stems of some of our shrubs and flowers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
And those blooms, which are clustered at the ends of the stems like adorable mini bouquets, come in so many pretty colors from yellow to pink to purple and keep coming from spring until frost.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Most importantly, these were clustered in specific locations.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The genes for the 21 proteins in the small subunit are all clustered next to each other on a 10,000-base-long stretch of the genome, so the researchers could just replace them all at once.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
The feeling that something exciting had arrived was palpable as groups clustered together on couches and reunited with friends from distant cities.
—Terry Ward, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustered
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In the case of birthright citizenship, conventional and legal wisdom thus converged on the belief that the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment was crystal clear.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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For example, an online book is a book, an old medium, that has converged with modern technology.—
Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jocks and mean girls relished in the mainstream, while the freaks and losers huddled over video-game music and alt weirdness.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.—
Douglas Hanks
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The annual update reports on the water quality and health of Baltimore's Inner Harbor based on data gathered by both Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership in 2024.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Seven candidates for California governor crowded a CNN debate stage in East Los Angeles on Tuesday, spending much of the two hours sparring and strategizing to gain an upper hand in a race that still remains fluid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2026
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Bowls of Thai curry soup crowded with shrimp, scallops and clams.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The Sixers were satisfied with their shot selection in the fourth quarter — even as the misses piled up.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Firefighters see blocked entry and exit points, counters piled high and no clear routes to leave the home in an emergency.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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What are the expectations, and can those expectations be met right away?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Roycemore Board member Kevin Foote told parents on the Wednesday call, according to the transcript, that the unidentified donor has committed to providing funding through the school’s graduation in June, but beyond that, certain criteria must be met.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Clustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustered. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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