clusters 1 of 2

plural of cluster

clusters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cluster

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clusters
Noun
The Milky Way runs straight through it, bringing with it three bright open star clusters — M36, M37 and M38. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Inspired by the rounded shapes of water droplets, the 22-piece collection features clusters of natural diamonds in varying sizes, set across sculptural surfaces of 14-karat yellow gold. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Up until now, these have been confined to Linux systems and clusters, beefy desktop rigs, and servers that offer private compute in the cloud. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Small white or pale pink flower clusters appear in late spring. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 The clusters in Fillmore and Todd counties in recent weeks make up more than half of the measles cases in Minnesota this year. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Others contained iron, calcium, and silicon arranged in clusters of separate grains. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 These are clusters of solar and wind operators that can either supply electricity directly to nearby users or buy and sell power as a group into the regional grid. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
The historical profile again clusters tightly. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 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
Noun
  • Wallace can fabricate these new cells in tiny batches of a few dozen, testing whether a new chemistry will continue to perform and remain practical in cells identical to those to be used in end products.
    — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ascension features globally sourced coffees roasted in small batches.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • All of it converges on the single event of a physician deciding to write the prescription.
    — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dealers are offering their best, timed to be on view when the art world converges on New York for the Armory Show fair, opening later this month.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Despite his injury, Tasci continued to be an active participant on the sideline and in team huddles throughout the game.
    — Sean Campbell, Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
    — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Where previous attempts required building arrays of external lasers that had to be connected to processing chips, Lightmatter Guide chips are built with its Very Large Scale Photonics light engine on board.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For one, operating data centers in space would require massive solar arrays to capture the sun’s rays and turn it into energy.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Neither the firm nor the two groups responded to questions about her tenure and background.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An agent that gathers records or checks for required information may operate with limited intervention.
    — Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • My father piles French toast and syrup onto a plate and my mother pours a glass of milk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Big swine farms produce huge amounts of solid waste, which piles up in lagoons until a flood can wash them into rivers.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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