1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
the standard grouping for an average living room: sofa, matching wing chairs, and the inevitable coffee table
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2
as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the next grouping of tourists can start the house tour as soon as the last bunch leaves
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1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
you should first group the invertebrates by genus
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as in assembling
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 grouping
Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
If the most relevant social-geographical grouping might be narrowly defined as a village, it could also be understood much more broadly.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2025
The fourth-year nickelback/return man blanketed DeMario Douglas on the only incompletion Douglas was involved in and started with the top grouping in initial 11-on-11 periods.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
At the same time, crossover groupings of House and Senate Republicans have launched an aggressive campaign to preserve, at least for some time, the green energy tax breaks that business interests in their states are relying on to develop solar, wind and other types of energy production.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
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Noun
Her best advice is to look for larger groupings that create instant collections.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
If the most relevant social-geographical grouping might be narrowly defined as a village, it could also be understood much more broadly.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2025
The fourth-year nickelback/return man blanketed DeMario Douglas on the only incompletion Douglas was involved in and started with the top grouping in initial 11-on-11 periods.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
At the same time, crossover groupings of House and Senate Republicans have launched an aggressive campaign to preserve, at least for some time, the green energy tax breaks that business interests in their states are relying on to develop solar, wind and other types of energy production.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouping
Noun
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To identify these early galaxies, Wold and his colleagues focused on a massive galaxy cluster called Abell 2744, or Pandora's Cluster, located about 4 billion light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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When a frenzied cluster of infected, as the virus carriers are known collectively, bursts through the door and the screaming starts, the video image of Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Tinky-Winky gets splashed with blood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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While Molo’s clients have yet to proceed with an appeal, attorneys representing two other groups of House objectors have filed notices of appeal following Wilken’s final approval of the settlement on June 6.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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Anderson, a longtime music journalist and editor, draws on hundreds of interviews with band members, engineers, roadies, and crew to tell the story of how a group of idealistic audiophiles attempted, and briefly achieved, sonic perfection on a stadium scale.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Leaders are recognizing this opportunity, and assembling relocation programs that make the moves a little easier, and integrate new residents into the community.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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As lockdowns quickly spread across the country, the cast and crew are not only quarantined in their hotel but also isolated in their rooms, banned from assembling and even from entering the corridors.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Italy has reportedly deported a first batch of people from its offshore migration detention facility in Albania, with five Egyptian nationals apparently having been taken to Cairo on a chartered flight costing €113,850 ($132,133 at time of writing).—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Amazon's competitor will launch the next batch of Kuiper satellites on a Falcon 9 as soon as next month.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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The best idea for Harrison might be to keep the velocity up, and try to develop a bunch of okay secondary pitches.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Breaking up a bunch of bananas can reduce the concentration of ethylene gas.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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Pieces from her collection, including artist Karin Miller’s Angie in Yellow, adorn the mustard walls.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025
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The Pacers boast arguably the most unconventional collection of players to ever reach the NBA Finals, headlined by their stars, Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The festival hit its zenith, as expected, once Kingfish and his terrific band hit the Main Stage.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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As both bands said in statements, the two acts have long shared a mutual admiration for each other’s music.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouping. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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