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noun

ˈgrüp How to pronounce group (audio)
Definition of groupnext
1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot

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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the next tour group was being seated for dinner

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3
as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group

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verb

1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type you should first group the invertebrates by genus

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2
as in to assemble
to bring together in one body or place group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here

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Recent Examples of group
Noun
His choice to funnel info about Ariana to her ex has left him on the outs with most of the group, who now won’t even answer his messages about his photo shoot. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026 Three of the group's members were 16 to 17 years old, while the other three ranged in age from 18 to 20. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
Based on whether these proteins are present, metastatic breast cancer is generally grouped into a few main categories, such as hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive, or triple-negative. — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Distribute boards throughout the kitchen or group them with other decor elements to create cohesive displays. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
  1. cluster
  2. grouping
  3. kind
  4. classify
  5. assemble
  6. batch
  7. bunch
  8. category
Noun
  • However, federal officials said there are multiple clusters of the ailment active in the United States, and the FDA said a previous positive test result for the parasite in a Taylor Farms lettuce sample was later withdrawn.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Controversial links All 15 states in the outbreak cluster linked to Taylor Farms lettuce are states the company identified as having received its lettuce.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • So on Friday, at UCLA’s second fall practice, the Bruins shifted around personnel and paired various offensive groupings.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • However, previous estimates thought the grouping could be just 100,000 years old.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • In 2022, 36 people were killed, 24 of them children, in a massacre at a childcare center in the northeast, believed to be the country’s deadliest incident of its kind.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Although the theme of the original scam message used in the WhatsApp attack will vary, it will always be related to an online voting request for a contest of some kind.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of kind
Verb
  • But the chief declined to classify the violence as gang-related at a community briefing on July 24, when reporters pressed her about whether the people involved belonged to rival gangs or families.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the first big commercial systems, like AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, and HotBot, used crawlers and indexes to automatically map a growing web rather than relying on editors to hand-classify every site.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of classify
Verb
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemble
Noun
  • The final batch continues to focus on the generations of the Buendía family living amid political infighting in Macondo while building up to the magical-realist masterpiece’s tragic end.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those phases typically involve refining the design, validating performance, and producing an initial batch before larger procurement decisions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • While these might be young, growing stars, the most massive of the bunch is a whopping 19 times more massive than our sun.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Tae-ha, who is in Japan on business for Sang-gil, is ambushed by a bunch of men.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Since 2020, inflation for transformers and power regulators has surged the second most of all 47 categories that the Bureau of Labor Statistics measures in its monthly Producer Price Index, a gauge of wholesale inflation.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Disney says that 58 brands across 34 different categories have bought time during the game, with nine brands advertising for the first time.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
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