clustering

present participle of cluster

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clustering And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 The pins appear to march through the entire valley, overlaying each other and clustering at the locations of ranches and farms. Sacbee.com, 18 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
Verb
  • Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Casale and Officer Li sprang into action, gathering the necessary medical supplies from their vehicle to assist with the delivery.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With its crisp bubbles and endless flavor options, the drink has exploded in popularity, crowding store shelves and trending across social media.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Witnesses said teens flooded the restaurant after football games, shooting fireworks and crowding the lobby.
    Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But their stars blazed different paths for them both, converging again only by a twist of fate.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Footage captured overnight showed agents converging on an apartment building in the area.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Huskies were huddling throughout the game but strategically sprinting to the line of scrimmage and snapping the ball quickly to catch the Buckeyes off-guard.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • More than 3,200 young Nepalis are currently huddling in an online discussion on social media messaging platform Discord to debate who will officially take part in the talks and what issues will be discussed.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Goldberg-Polin has become a global advocate for the remaining hostages, meeting with world leaders and speaking publicly about her loss.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • After meeting in high school, the pair began dating in 1972 and split four years later.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the last government shutdown in 2018-19, there were reports of trash piling up at national park sites and the organization relied on nonprofits and volunteers to keep up certain services.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With maritime routes disrupted, cocaine produced in Colombia’s Catatumbo region is piling up inside Venezuela.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the project team, the successful installation of the Dewar base provides the foundation for assembling the reactor’s core systems.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After assembling the nearly 10-inch towering figure, featuring poseable legs, wings, and head, kids can activate stud shooters under each wing.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Clustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustering. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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