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as in batches
a number of things considered as a unit
a cluster of stars in the southern sky
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as in groupings
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door
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as in converges
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in huddles
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 clusters
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Faint star clusters become visible.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
Meander leisurely and sculptures begin to materialize like easter eggs, while clusters of wooden houses hint at life continuing after museums close and a slower pace takes hold for the 3,000 people who live here.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
According to the Mayo Clinic, sarcoidosis causes clusters of immune cells to form in the body, most often in the lungs and lymph nodes, and in some cases can lead to long-term organ damage.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Swiss chard, a relative of beets, is characterized by the same multi-seed clusters.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The grant to New Haven represented about half of the clusters program funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
But the rise of agentic AI is shifting the CPU-to-GPU balance in AI clusters toward a more even mix, according to Intel’s CEO, something the market has underestimated.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The chips also support Elastic Fabric Adapter technology, which enables low-latency communication across large clusters of servers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster.
—Jg Chirapurath, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Cape plumbago develops clusters of true blue, pink, or white phlox-like flowers on new growth from summer to fall.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Faint star clusters become visible.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
Meander leisurely and sculptures begin to materialize like easter eggs, while clusters of wooden houses hint at life continuing after museums close and a slower pace takes hold for the 3,000 people who live here.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
According to the Mayo Clinic, sarcoidosis causes clusters of immune cells to form in the body, most often in the lungs and lymph nodes, and in some cases can lead to long-term organ damage.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Swiss chard, a relative of beets, is characterized by the same multi-seed clusters.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The grant to New Haven represented about half of the clusters program funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
But the rise of agentic AI is shifting the CPU-to-GPU balance in AI clusters toward a more even mix, according to Intel’s CEO, something the market has underestimated.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The chips also support Elastic Fabric Adapter technology, which enables low-latency communication across large clusters of servers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster.
—Jg Chirapurath, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clusters
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Details of all affected batches are available on the company’s website in the recall announcement.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reduce mixer speed to low and with motor running, add dry ingredients and banana mixture in 2 batches each, alternating between batches and mixing 30 seconds after each addition before adding the next.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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The research converges on this key factor being critical to effective leadership.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The paper’s starkest finding is that labor’s share of GDP converges to zero.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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Binoculars and telescopes, though, will provide an enhanced view that could even unveil details like the station's solar arrays and individual modules, according to the Planetary Society.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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This seems unlikely, though, as the scale in the image means these arrays would have to be on the order of a kilometer wide, which is not the case.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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The coach also pulled small groups of challenging students out of Lignore’s class to teach them social and emotional skills and helped Lignore make and consistently use behavior charts with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The lesson learned is that when a 14-year-old trusts his instincts and gathers the confidence and courage to tell adults the truth, people will listen.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The state Department of Health committee gathers and analyzes data on mothers who lose their lives to pregnancy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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