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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 gathers
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
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet, those clusters of information have more often led to more good decisions than bad, a lot of which is credited to the instincts of Begiristain.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Public stargazing nights are held every Friday, and during these events, powerful telescopes bring planets, galaxies, and star clusters into view.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
For objects like star clusters, a longer imaging time gives you the chance to resolve fainter stars.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The story is very different from the perspective of AI datacenter clusters.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of forming evenly in all directions, the clusters grew unevenly, faster in some directions than others.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Break up the plantings of shrubs with clusters of attractive evergreen trees.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet, those clusters of information have more often led to more good decisions than bad, a lot of which is credited to the instincts of Begiristain.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Public stargazing nights are held every Friday, and during these events, powerful telescopes bring planets, galaxies, and star clusters into view.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
For objects like star clusters, a longer imaging time gives you the chance to resolve fainter stars.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The story is very different from the perspective of AI datacenter clusters.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of forming evenly in all directions, the clusters grew unevenly, faster in some directions than others.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Break up the plantings of shrubs with clusters of attractive evergreen trees.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clusters
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And Mendoza, who up until then had only brought over a few smaller batches of workers for other farmers, got to work on sourcing 300 of them for King.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the interim, Amazon's first Kuiper batches reached low orbit courtesy of the services of other commercial providers, such as United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket and — perhaps ironically, given Musk and Bezos' previous satellite feud — Space X's Falcon 9.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The layout, designed by architect Lek Bunnag, boasts groupings of villas and semi-private pools with a main central Moon Pool and bar located on the cliffside.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the industry gathers at the SIA conference, the challenge is clear.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Swapping stories The group, which includes a few wives and widows, generally gathers for about an hour in the department’s meeting room.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The team worked with four participants, each almost completely paralyzed, who had micro electrode arrays implanted in slightly different areas of the motor cortex.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sofi was among the first groups of people recruited to work for Kings Berry Farm.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others argue that over the long term sustainability at the system level converges with sustainable value creation.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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