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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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
you should first group the invertebrates by genus
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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
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Pic’s blurb: A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The 17 criteria were grouped under three main categories: workplace environment (Idaho ranked 38th), education and health (48th), and political empowerment (48th).
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There are still many homeless people who are not living in encampments, local advocate groups say.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Pic’s blurb: A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
They’re then grouped into mini campuses, including Prairie Campus, Wizards Academy, and Storybook Campus, with the offices designed by architecture business Cuningham, which also worked on the Disney theme parks.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The 17 criteria were grouped under three main categories: workplace environment (Idaho ranked 38th), education and health (48th), and political empowerment (48th).
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
Noun
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Indeed, the footage of the cluster of cells meeting the uterus looks like a mini cosmic explosion.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The organization also is partnering with a nonprofit developer to create a cluster of 21 shipping containers converted into little houses in Eastpointe, just outside Detroit.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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The healthcare sector is the worst performer among the 11 S & P 500 groupings this year, down nearly 3% as of Thursday's close.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gu classifies premium as cars over 40,000 Euros ($47,000).—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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For a region to be classified as in famine at least 20% of people must be suffering extreme food shortages, with one in three children acutely malnourished and two people out of every 10,000 dying daily from starvation or malnutrition and disease.—
Michelle Nichols,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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From Zero gave Linkin Park their first No. 1 debut on the ARIA Chart, and first with the new lineup, which is now led by Armstrong and was assembled following the passing of former frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
21 Aug. 2025
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Employees and their families helped their communities by assembling back-to-school backpacks, packing meals for those in need, landscaping at local schools, creating pickleball courts at local Boys and Girls Club locations and other activities.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Taylor Swift’s tease of a new album, The Life Of A Showgirl, is enough to send a batch of her albums back up Australia’s chart.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Platforms that force clients to wait on batch files or guess their margin are eroding confidence.—
Bill Capuzzi,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Quinnipiac University Poll 37% approve 55% disapprove Quinnipiac University's most recent polling has the lowest approval rating for the Republican president among the bunch, slipping three points since its last survey conducted in mid-July.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Over 100 cities reportedly offered themselves up through a formal bidding process, and the finalists that emerged were an eclectic bunch: Atlanta, Boulder, Cincinnati, Louisville, Santa Fe, plus the existing Park City that newly bundled itself with nearby Salt Lake City.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They’re wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks, are flatter and more rectangular in shape, and are about three times the size of the kind traditionally steamed in corn husks (perfect for sharing).—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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All questions of any kind as posed by the user will become tainted, and responses will veer from answers given to other users.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If the cool girls in secondary school ranked me as pretty, then that too must have been true.—
Akwaeke Emezi
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Longhorns enter the season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press and coaches polls.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/group. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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