CLUSTERING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

clustering

verb

Definition of clustering next

present participle of cluster

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 Upload speeds aren't bad either, often clustering in the 20Mbps range—while not as high as downloads, this is highly capable for things like streaming media and online video calls. —

Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 One tanker has escaped the Strait of Hormuz and a bunch of others are clustering around the exit point, Bloomberg reports. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 So clustering your plants makes your space look better and supports pollinators. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Oakland County’s wealth isn’t evenly shared On this index, Oakland County’s communities are spread across the full socioeconomic range rather than clustering entirely at the top. —

Grigoris Argeros, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026 Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. —

Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026 This prevents them from clustering together, creating a layer of cream that used to rise to the top of the bottle and had to be scooped off before drinking (or was seen as a treat by some). —

Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 Instead of clustering near the fractures where groundwater once flowed, the nodules turned up along ridge walls and inside the hollows between ridges. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026 Its map shows oil and gas tankers clustering just outside of the strait. —

Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026

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Climbers began gathering in April at the base camp, which is at an altitude of 17,340 feet.

— Pasang Rinzee Sherpa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Among the military hardware was an Iranian Air Force RC-130, a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 11 May 2026