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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
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The first chapter of the AI investment cycle — the infrastructure buildout of GPU clusters, data centers, and networking fabric that drove NVIDIA's stock up several hundred percent and established the semiconductor complex as one of the decade's defining trades — is not over.
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Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
The squircle wheel design — like the instrument clusters that inspired it — adds an element of safety.
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Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Families, friend groups and couples are huddled in clusters, scrolling on phones or taking pictures of the Italian restaurant’s red signage that boasts a history dating to 1956.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The underlying songwriting is impulsive, but many tracks adopt a deliberately sedate mood or sort through dense clusters of cut-up loops, and Alfa’s spatialization gives the album a pallor that can resemble brain fog.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Researchers estimate that at least 4% of the ocean's surface is covered by floating mats and clusters of seaweed, with levels expected to increase further throughout June.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
This medium-sized, rounded tree is appreciated for its fragrant white flower clusters in mid-to-late spring and year-round features.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The first chapter of the AI investment cycle — the infrastructure buildout of GPU clusters, data centers, and networking fabric that drove NVIDIA's stock up several hundred percent and established the semiconductor complex as one of the decade's defining trades — is not over.
—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
The squircle wheel design — like the instrument clusters that inspired it — adds an element of safety.
—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Families, friend groups and couples are huddled in clusters, scrolling on phones or taking pictures of the Italian restaurant’s red signage that boasts a history dating to 1956.
—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The underlying songwriting is impulsive, but many tracks adopt a deliberately sedate mood or sort through dense clusters of cut-up loops, and Alfa’s spatialization gives the album a pallor that can resemble brain fog.
—
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Researchers estimate that at least 4% of the ocean's surface is covered by floating mats and clusters of seaweed, with levels expected to increase further throughout June.
—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants.
—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
Verb
The historical profile again clusters tightly.
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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
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Smaller batches typically mean more experimentation — the kind of one-off lagers, seasonal releases and limited tap-only pours that don’t make sense to package and ship across a wide distribution footprint.
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The cookies are made fresh daily in small batches with simple ingredients.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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In the morning, one of the creeks that converges with the Guadalupe on the camp’s 700 or so acres was too high for the older girls who bunk on Senior Hill to cross.
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When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.
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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.
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.
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Observers on the ground have also noticed what appear to be solar arrays extending from Shenlong, based on analysis of telescope imagery.
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At that time, engineers were racing to piece together the Link satellite from a mix of structural components, fuel tanks, solar arrays, thrusters, and robotic arms designed to grab onto Swift more than 200 miles above the planet.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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Recent data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) reveals that the vast majority of care is now happening in outpatient settings like physician groups, ambulatory practices and same-day surgery centers.
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As Leanne is left to deal with the aftermath, her family gathers to support her on her journey of starting over and navigating heartbreak in her 50s.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
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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.
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.
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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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