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as in gathering
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in crowding
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 clustering
Subsequent cosmic steps reveal large-scale galaxy clustering.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
The resort has three unofficial zones, from south to north, clustering around the Nafsika Building, the Arion Building, and the bungalows.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
From trend analysis and idea clustering to real-time decision support, AI is now driving innovation across every stage of the value chain.
—Ludwig Melik, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The system digs through news stories, social media posts and more, determining the topic of the conversations, clustering the topics to find both the hot-button issues and detect weak signals and then classifies all by micro and macro narratives.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
The resort has three unofficial zones, from south to north, clustering around the Nafsika Building, the Arion Building, and the bungalows.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
From trend analysis and idea clustering to real-time decision support, AI is now driving innovation across every stage of the value chain.
—Ludwig Melik, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The system digs through news stories, social media posts and more, determining the topic of the conversations, clustering the topics to find both the hot-button issues and detect weak signals and then classifies all by micro and macro narratives.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
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Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed aerial robots that fly directly into the smoke, gathering data that could make forecasts far more accurate.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after, Capitol Police moved the protesters over to the side as the victims began speaking to avoid crowding the driveway of the Capitol.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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American Airlines is adding non-stop, daily service between MIA and Milan, betting on the appeal of its culture and wealth even as record numbers of Americans are already traveling to Europe and crowding its largest cities.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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Five converging forces are making this not just possible, but inevitable.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stanford spent most of Saturday’s game under center, huddling and using multiple tight-end sets.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Since then, Pate says the band has written more music, including a song for a potential season two, after meeting one of their musical inspirations Cage the Elephant.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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After meeting with city officials, the festival added more water stations and shaded areas.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their rent was due, daycare costs were piling up, and now, after changes to popular repayment options, $582 in student loan interest had quietly hit his account.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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When Panfilio moved alone to Genoa during high school to study cuisine and patisserie, starting his many internships in the hospitality sector and piling up experiences at a young age, cuisine took over and cycling had to take a step back.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The final step is assembling mixed teams of humans and AI.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within months, Penn was contacted by Brent Lawrence, the CEO of Accelerate Sports, a boutique investment bank that specializes in assembling ownership groups to pursue expansion franchises.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Clustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustering. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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