clustered

past tense of cluster

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of clustered The share of Asian American students, who were clustered in more affluent, high-performing schools, subsequently fell. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 At the Eagle + West complex along the Greenpoint waterfront, a number of affordable units are clustered in one building in the complex, 27 Eagle Street. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026 Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Placed somewhat sporadically throughout the lower half of Cruz’s dress, the flowers clustered near the neckline and went on to completely cover the straps. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026 The police do not record victims by race, but in a majority Black country with violence clustered in the townships, the map tells you who is dying. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The graves of Emma Joyce and her sister and brothers are clustered near one another at Peaceful Valley Cemetery, a hilltop graveyard that belongs to the Followers of Christ, a faith-healing sect with at least four churches in Idaho. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustered
Verb
  • The quarterback’s pocket awareness also impressed, consistently moving up in the pocket as edge rushers converged from the outside.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Two separate entrepreneurial paths ultimately converged around a larger opportunity.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Eric Bieniemy had the entire offense huddled up after that drive.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The three of us huddled in the torrential darkness with our backs to the palm, not even thinking of our cuts.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers gathered data on students’ mental well-being before and after the intervention in March.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Paris, hundreds of protesters gathered again on Sunday at the Place de la République amid a heavy police presence.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mythical beings hover over apocalyptic scenes crowded with tiny, ghostly figures, which seem to emerge from the paint.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Seth Wickersham, a top sports journalist with ESPN in Bristol for over 25 years, has assembled his best work into a nearly 500-page paperback collection.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mike McDaniel’s implementation of his wide-zone offense hasn’t gone well, and the situation has worsened as injuries along the offensive line have piled up.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Vehicles were washed away and many ended up piled up at the bottom of hills.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Ayers couple met Schubert at a 2023 cold case conference in Marble Falls, Texas, where the idea for the nonprofit took shape.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brax Technologies The Wink can also wipe your data when a specific condition is met.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Clustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustered. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster