CLUSTERED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

clustered

verb

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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 Areas to Visit The Settlement Despite being the second-largest island in the British Virgin Islands, Anegada has fewer than 500 permanent residents, most of whom are clustered in The Settlement, the island's only town. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 Graham’s lean operation—rows of open-air basins clustered a stone’s throw from the shore in Moss Landing, California—requires little input beyond sunlight and ocean water. —

Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026 Lasers emit a single precise wavelength (630 nanometers); LEDs emit a broader range clustered around a target wavelength, making lasers more precise while LEDs are more diffuse. —

Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026 All at once, as if by instinct, the rest of us clustered around him. —

Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 Why the Turtles Were Vulnerable Northern map turtles spend their winters clustered together in shallow water around one island in the middle of Opinicon Lake — likely a defensive strategy tied to good ice coverage and access to cold, oxygen-rich water. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 The whales were tightly clustered near the surface. —

Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026 Lots of people thought inflation was on the rise during this period, but the breakdown of the consumer price index (CPI) in January revealed a softer-than-expected increase, with hotter areas clustered around clothes, shelter and food. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026 The fossils were unevenly distributed, clustered in certain areas, with some buried in clay deposits. —

Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026

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The lanes converged in November 2024 when college's governing body lifted the long-standing ban on players who suited up in the CHL.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
In the bottom of the second inning, Pages and Hernández converged under a fly ball in left field.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026