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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
Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Depending on the time of year, guests can see planets, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and beyond.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
That matters because the gas inside galaxy clusters constantly radiates energy away in X-rays and should gradually cool over time, and scientists suspect energy released by supermassive black holes, known as AGN feedback, helps reheat that gas and prevent runaway cooling.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
China Telecom has deployed GPU clusters within the facility as a computing client.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
This may have led to delays in correctly identifying clusters of illness as Ebola.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Tiny flowers in tight clusters resembling small nosegays appear continuously in warm weather.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The cross-border transmission, unexplained clusters of deaths and major uncertainty about the scale of the outbreak caused the WHO to designate the outbreak as the highest level of international concern.
—Jessica Nix, Fortune, 17 May 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
Among the ten skill clusters identified by the WEF as crucial for future employability, entrepreneurial skills—such as risk-taking, decision-making, and strategic vision—rank alongside analytical thinking, adaptability, and creative experimentation.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Depending on the time of year, guests can see planets, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and beyond.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
That matters because the gas inside galaxy clusters constantly radiates energy away in X-rays and should gradually cool over time, and scientists suspect energy released by supermassive black holes, known as AGN feedback, helps reheat that gas and prevent runaway cooling.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
China Telecom has deployed GPU clusters within the facility as a computing client.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
This may have led to delays in correctly identifying clusters of illness as Ebola.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Tiny flowers in tight clusters resembling small nosegays appear continuously in warm weather.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The cross-border transmission, unexplained clusters of deaths and major uncertainty about the scale of the outbreak caused the WHO to designate the outbreak as the highest level of international concern.
—Jessica Nix, Fortune, 17 May 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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Zhu flew for the first time on the Shenzhou 16 mission in 2023, while Zhang and Lai, from China's third and fourth batches of astronauts, will be making their first trips to space.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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Make two batches and freeze one for unplanned nights ahead.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2026
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Many companies attempt to innovate within the boundaries of their own industries, yet the most significant breakthroughs frequently occur when expertise from different fields converges.—
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The hospitality industry converges on Chicago this weekend for the National Restaurant Show.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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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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These features facilitate a more flexible cooking that works better for arrays of ingredients.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Because orbital data centers, in theory, require huge amounts of infrastructure like giant solar arrays, to be launched into space, the V3’s upgraded carrying capacity is essential.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Kansas Coalition for Common Sense, which has supported the petition effort alongside the groups Prairie Progress Civic Action and Leading Kansas, slammed the response.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Regulation will follow only once enough volume gathers on these contracts to force it to, and the open-interest figures suggest that threshold is already being crossed.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The change comes as the country gathers on Monday for Memorial Day to honor those who have died fighting for and defending the nation’s freedoms.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
25 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 31 May. 2026.
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