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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
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Solar wind charge exchange had previously been considered interference or background noise interfering with astronomers' attempts to measure the density and temperature of plasma in distant galaxies and galaxy clusters.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The grant to New Haven represented about half of the clusters program funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
But Graviton can still come in handy for AI workloads, specifically for refinements, or post-training, after models have been trained with large amounts of data using large-scale computing clusters.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The chips also support Elastic Fabric Adapter technology, which enables low-latency communication across large clusters of servers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Its pretty white flowers grow in clusters and add visual interest to dark spots of a yard.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
There are still active farms, nursery clusters, equestrian properties and agricultural businesses throughout the Agricultural Reserve.
—Mike Atchison, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Sweet Viburnum Sweet viburnum is a fast-growing and low-maintenance hedge pick that closely resembles a hydrangea bush—thanks to its large clusters of round blooms.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 18 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
Noun
The fragrant white, pink, or purple flower clusters appear in spring.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Solar wind charge exchange had previously been considered interference or background noise interfering with astronomers' attempts to measure the density and temperature of plasma in distant galaxies and galaxy clusters.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The grant to New Haven represented about half of the clusters program funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
But Graviton can still come in handy for AI workloads, specifically for refinements, or post-training, after models have been trained with large amounts of data using large-scale computing clusters.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The chips also support Elastic Fabric Adapter technology, which enables low-latency communication across large clusters of servers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Its pretty white flowers grow in clusters and add visual interest to dark spots of a yard.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
There are still active farms, nursery clusters, equestrian properties and agricultural businesses throughout the Agricultural Reserve.
—Mike Atchison, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Sweet Viburnum Sweet viburnum is a fast-growing and low-maintenance hedge pick that closely resembles a hydrangea bush—thanks to its large clusters of round blooms.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 18 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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Moore signs legislation in batches, and the bill on chicken houses was not included in his first batch earlier this month.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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The 42,644 students entering the program will receive their notices in batches from April 22 to April 24, according to the comptroller's office.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Twenty of the panels were accumulators with the same design, so the students started with these, then worked through smaller groupings of panels.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 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 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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The modular nature of the technology means it can be deployed in small units on rooftops or expanded into large-scale arrays to form solar hydrogen farms in regions with high solar exposure.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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On the other hand, since each individual bit of an FPGA is configurable, these arrays are extremely flexible, but very inefficient.—
Olivia Hsu,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2026
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Want to listen to jazz or bluegrass groups or house DJs at an outdoor concert?—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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In Pictures | Getty Images A global base oils shortage is starting to filter through to drivers of luxury cars, with analysts and industry groups warning that stocks could soon run dry if the Iran war drags on.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The law that created the program prohibits the state from using information the program gathers to determine citizenship.—
Sacramento Bee contributor,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As part of their investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers gathers soil samples and checks for hazardous materials.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 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 3 May. 2026.
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