clustering

verb

present participle of cluster
1
as in gathering
to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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2
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 Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 CorPower's commercial plan involves clustering dozens of buoys into arrays called CorPacks, each capable of producing hundreds of megawatts. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Winter meant going with her grandmother to the famed butterfly clustering site at the Monarch Grove Sanctuary in the town of Pacific Grove. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
  1. gathering
  2. crowding
  3. converging
  4. huddling
  5. meeting
  6. piling
  7. assembling
Verb
  • The spy satellite that changed intelligence forever Before satellites, gathering intelligence on the Soviet Union relied heavily on risky reconnaissance flights such as those carried out by the U-2 spy plane.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Pre-Production Planning Pre-production has become more valuable, especially the process of gathering inspiration, building mood boards and refining storyboards.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • The company can’t outspend the luxury conglomerates crowding the Champagne category in other sports, so FIFA gives it substantial stature as a small, independent maison with a global platform.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some are fleeing by boat, sleeping in cars and crowding into emergency shelters as disaster spreads.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 27 July 2026
Definition of crowding
Verb
  • The MacBook and the iPad are slowly converging, and there is a certain level of cross-compatibility between apps.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • All three brands are converging on the Matter interoperability standard, which is quietly collapsing what used to be the industry’s biggest selling point.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of converging
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  • Meanwhile, Hochul visited the Buffalo Bills training camp, chatting with fans and huddling with the team.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • After celebrating, a video posted by BBC Sport showed the Belgian squad huddling together to bask in their victory, before breaking out into dance.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
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  • The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After meeting at a Neville Brothers crawfish boil, the pair wandered through the French Quarter, eventually trailed by an impromptu parade of Deadheads.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of meeting
Verb
  • Typically placed atop a box spring or bed frame, their drape helps to keep dust bunnies from piling up under the bed.
    — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Wakanda Forever thus became a story about mourning — but piling so many fictional deaths (ranging from nameless soldiers and civilians to the queen of Wakanda herself) on top of the real one becomes emotionally hard to take after a certain point.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of piling
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  • Miami businessman Carlos de la Cruz, whose family knew the Fanjuls in Cuba, credited Alfonso and his brothers with assembling investors, buying land in Florida and building a sugar company that grew into the nation’s largest cane sugar producer.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Schools on every level are already busy assembling coaches, players and recruits — assessing name, image and likeness potential as well as schedules and logistics — to get a head start.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembling

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