1
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
Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
In mid-2025, the ARISE team reported that the best-performing model achieved a 70% success rate, with most failures clustering around tasks requiring three or more steps.
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Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
The government extended internet access so that, rather than clustering in parks, Cubans could go online on our phones.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
So clustering your plants makes your space look better and supports pollinators.
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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.
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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.
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Wilborn P. Nobles Iii,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
In mid-2025, the ARISE team reported that the best-performing model achieved a 70% success rate, with most failures clustering around tasks requiring three or more steps.
—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
The government extended internet access so that, rather than clustering in parks, Cubans could go online on our phones.
—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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Resident cites road, school crowding concerns Resident Kacey Pope urged the board to recommend denying the rezonings, and no residents spoke in favor of the projects.
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In South Africa, George took his son to games and young Tim saw how strangers reacted to seeing his father, crowding around him, asking for photos.
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And patients come in with the medical emergencies, but then there’s insurance, poverty, housing, immigration, all of these larger forces converging in one room.
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Notably, pay growth for the two roles is increasingly converging.
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Now, the girls' mother is sharing her thoughts on the video, in which one of Brodsky's daughters could be seen crying and huddling close to their father while the other man continued to berate them.
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Cameron Knight Tim Klanke was huddling in the basement of his Amelia home Wednesday night with his wife and kid.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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And also meeting John Sparrow on the bench.
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Now, however, a perfect storm has brewed in global markets, with Google-parent Alphabet losing two key AI scientists and worries piling up about the high costs required for AI to expand.
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Its use in Medicare risks introducing friction and frustration into the program — and piling costs onto its beneficiaries.
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Boeing is also responsible for developing and assembling the SLS core stage, and was selected to design and manufacture EUS in February 2017.
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Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
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