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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
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Nix was uneven, seemingly out of sync with Payton and the personnel groupings.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
This included all four tight ends, with the Rams rolling out 12- and 13-personnel groupings with a lot of frequency against the Jaguars.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The pair's influence generally seems to result in a style of hit that Swift has referred to as a glitter gel pen song, one of three metaphorical groupings of music that make up her discography.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Three-receiver sets are the norm for nearly every team on Seattle’s schedule, and Macdonald likes to match those 11 personnel groupings with his three best cover corners.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Nix was uneven, seemingly out of sync with Payton and the personnel groupings.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
This included all four tight ends, with the Rams rolling out 12- and 13-personnel groupings with a lot of frequency against the Jaguars.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The pair's influence generally seems to result in a style of hit that Swift has referred to as a glitter gel pen song, one of three metaphorical groupings of music that make up her discography.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Three-receiver sets are the norm for nearly every team on Seattle’s schedule, and Macdonald likes to match those 11 personnel groupings with his three best cover corners.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groupings
Noun
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Five clusters of uniformed girls press together, arms uplifted, each holding up another girl who balances on one leg.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Players, coaches, executives and ownership groups have come and gone, but the team remains despite a lengthy and emotional relocation saga that nearly resulted in a move to Seattle.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If needed, brown the chicken in 2 batches.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Samples from multiple batches of each of the 23 different products were analyzed to assess total protein, arsenic, cadmium, lead and other elements.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moffett is the author of two short story collections, as well as The Silent History, a narrative app for mobile devices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Customs duty collections, which began the fiscal year under preexisting rates, spiked dramatically as the administration introduced new and expanded tariffs throughout the year.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Indiana has a long history of marching bands entertaining crowds — not just at halftime, but to stadiums full of fans.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
3 Nov. 2025
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Organizers say this year's parade includes 29 floats, 26 performers, nearly a dozen marching bands and more.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ship’s 40 megawatt-hour energy storage system, which Incat says is four times as large as that of any existing ship, has 12 battery arrays with 418 modules apiece, for a total of 5,016 lithium-ion batteries distributed between four rooms.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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Emerging systems, including optical setups and resistive arrays, focus on matrix-vector multiplication—a key operation in machine learning.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rest of the country, however, will be in fine shape with mid-autumn stars and constellations plus a waxing gibbous moon and a bright planet shining prominently in the early evening sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Saturn will be there, lurking between the constellations of Pisces and Aquarius.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Groupings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groupings. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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