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groupings

noun

plural of grouping

as in clusters

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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as in groups

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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Recent Examples of groupings In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Sadiq, with his versatility, is the key that unlocks those groupings. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Many of these countries were British colonies, some of which were also once part of British West Africa or British East Africa administrative groupings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 The Phase One regional groupings for the Leagues Cup were as follows. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Remove any large groupings of plants like saw palmetto, yaupon, wax myrtle and gallberry, especially if the plants are close to the home, adjacent decks or porches or under eaves or overhangs. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Carter ruled after a 3½-hour hearing Tuesday, where a slew of attorneys for the state, county and independent voting rights groups argued against the administration’s demands.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
This gives several sets of interest groups an opportunity to use the FCC’s public review and approval process to advocate for federal limits on space technologies.

— Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Carpenter and King have preferred to keep their batches small and their marketing limited to word of mouth, but that word is spreading, especially across their ravenous genre-loving fan base.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

Tracking electrons in real time In solids, electrons occupy specific ranges of energy called bands.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Both schools will have their halftime homecoming, their school bands performing and lots of alumni in attendance, so throw out the records and prepare for the idea that anything could happen.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bands

Noun

Opponents argue the tax will chase billionaires out of the state, endangering the state’s economy and future tax collections.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The pattern repeats in healthcare, parks and botanical collections, where sensory planting doubles as therapy and education.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of collections

Noun

Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrays

Noun

Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

These changes have democratized space, resulting in a massive increase in space traffic, not least constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) that comprise thousands of satellites.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Each bedroom draws inspiration for its decor from a theme—tarot, constellations, nature, serpents, and Salem itself—without crossing into kitschy territory.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026

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