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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
Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The two nearly identical side-by-side clusters are approximately 7,000 light-years apart.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Stellar streams are arcing threads of stars that form when compact star clusters travel through the Milky Way's gravitational field, shedding stars that are stretched out into long, trailing ribbons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Only the swells from the clusters of UConn fans could be heard by the end of their 71-62 victory in the national semifinals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
These are clusters of city blocks that push cars to the perimeter and build plazas where streets and parking once were.
—Gia Biagi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Flower clusters and pastel tips make for a whimsy yet innocent feel.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
The flowers are showy, fuzzy red clusters with a mild, non-floral, grassy scent.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Google's Project Suncatcher proposes flying groupings of satellites in extremely tight clusters to reduce that latency.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 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
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But the livers of some patients have been found to contain clusters of cells that produce an enzyme capable of breaking down the toxins.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The two nearly identical side-by-side clusters are approximately 7,000 light-years apart.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Stellar streams are arcing threads of stars that form when compact star clusters travel through the Milky Way's gravitational field, shedding stars that are stretched out into long, trailing ribbons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Only the swells from the clusters of UConn fans could be heard by the end of their 71-62 victory in the national semifinals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
These are clusters of city blocks that push cars to the perimeter and build plazas where streets and parking once were.
—Gia Biagi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Flower clusters and pastel tips make for a whimsy yet innocent feel.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
The flowers are showy, fuzzy red clusters with a mild, non-floral, grassy scent.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Google's Project Suncatcher proposes flying groupings of satellites in extremely tight clusters to reduce that latency.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 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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Is there a better aroma than batches of cookies cooking in your kitchen?—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Working in 2 batches, cook short ribs, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.—
Jenny Rosenstrach,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Codas, or groupings of clicks, were longer during the birth and then became shorter after the newborn emerged, the authors wrote in Scientific Reports.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 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
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Others were looking ahead to Geneva next month, when the industry converges for Watches and Wonders and the constellation of satellite events that now orbit it.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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After reaching orbit, Orion deployed its four solar arrays–angled away from the spacecraft in a way that evokes an X-Wing from Star Wars–while flight controllers worked through a brief communications glitch.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The team members simulated different atomic arrays to get a sense of how fast each size could crack the two main encryption schemes, called Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The report also noted that two separate client groups from Blackbird Mountain Guides — one a group of female friends with two guides, the other a trio of men with two guides — had been combined into a party of 15 for the trip out to the Castle Peak Snowpark trailhead beside I-80.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The vote marks the first time administrators have joined a strike alongside other LAUSD unions and aligns all three major labor groups in a coordinated potential walkout, raising the likelihood of widespread disruptions in the nation’s second-largest school district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The basin gathers into shallow wetlands where movement returns to the landscape.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Eight football fields could fit inside its cavernous interior, where fog sometimes gathers near its 198-ft (60-m) high ceiling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 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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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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