clustered

verb

past tense of cluster
1
as in converged
to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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2
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 Yemenis are another immigrant community that has largely clustered around one industry, in their case, bodegas and small grocery stores. — James Sneed, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 One group was clustered around a machine that seemed to be malfunctioning. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Furthermore, lottery retailers are disproportionately clustered in low-income and minority neighborhoods, creating a localized geographic drag on household wealth. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 There are a very small number of people who go on to do truly great things, and a very small number who go on to need support throughout their lives, and the vast majority of us are going to end up clustered in the middle. — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026 Perched high on Sugarloaf Mountain, Grande Denali Lodge has one of the most dramatic settings of the hotels clustered around Denali’s entrance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026 More rocks, less sand Recently, Crystal Cove State Park resembled a construction zone, with crews working around the clock to form large sand berms to protect historic wooden cottages clustered on sand between the ocean and highway. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026 The interior was redesigned in Kevlar and suede, the most obvious changes being a new steering wheel and dashboard that clustered more of the gauges and controls around the driver. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026 New construction projects are underway, many of them clustered around TSMC’s growing campus. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustered
  1. converged
  2. huddled
  3. gathered
  4. crowded
  5. assembled
  6. piled
  7. met
  8. rendezvoused
Verb
  • Hundreds of Vang’s supporters converged in March for a fundraising concert by the band Cake, which formed in Sacramento.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The dish was likely born in New York City, where Puerto Rican and Italian communities converged, before finding its way to the island.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of converged
Verb
  • After officials huddled, Verden was credited with a catch off a deflection but not the touchdown due to an inadvertent whistle.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Najera, Iverson and Martin were on the floor together, and Iverson huddled them to plead for intensity.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of huddled
Verb
  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • In a city crowded with glossy international properties, this is classic, composed and home-grown, with real cultural depth—one half looking confidently to the future, the other carefully honouring its design legacy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Around a well, beneath a mulberry tree, or at a table crowded with food and strangers, the landscape that seemed so stark and inhospitable reveals an unexpected generosity, preserved in the rituals of those who continue to make the journey here.
    — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its latest product is a magnetic modular display system designed to be assembled quickly, packed away when not in use, and used to add up to three additional screens to a laptop.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Las Vegas piled up 236 yards and scored four touchdowns after halftime, wasting the Jets’ season-high offensive output.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As the money piled up, the relationships between the company’s early team—including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Jakub Pachocki, Mira Murati, and Dario and Daniela Amodei—began to fray.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of piled
Verb
  • The couple met in 2018 through a Mormon dating app and tied the knot the next year, before welcoming their first child, Nora, in November 2021.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Extra oxygen atoms helped balance the charge where neighboring regions met.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of met
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
Definition of rendezvoused

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“Clustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustered. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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