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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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Thyme, lavender, and rosemary make better groupings in the garden.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
His and Minh’s 30th sham-iversary party at the Nine Rivers Country Club is a perfect construction to get nearly all of this revival’s significant character groupings in a room together.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Thyme, lavender, and rosemary make better groupings in the garden.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
His and Minh’s 30th sham-iversary party at the Nine Rivers Country Club is a perfect construction to get nearly all of this revival’s significant character groupings in a room together.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groupings
Noun
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Instead of forming evenly in all directions, the clusters grew unevenly, faster in some directions than others.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Break up the plantings of shrubs with clusters of attractive evergreen trees.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The gathering will bring together local groups, including CRS, Epic Partners and Coach Core, alongside stakeholders and funders, to highlight their work tackling youth violence and supporting young people through outreach, sports and creative arts.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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He was used to recording batches of 15 songs.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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This marks the 18th edition in the annual series, which features a unique blend of three bourbon recipes and four different batches, bottled at barrel strength.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The government has already collected $150 billion in tariffs through July 2025, with monthly collections now running at roughly $30 billion.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That depends on the ultra group, but all of them collect membership dues, and many of them raise funds by producing calendars or fanzines, or otherwise holding collections on matchdays.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During the annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival, Shanghai is the first to set up a stage for performing bands.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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And in those years, 2007/8, there were lots of bands sprouting and then dying the next day, or resurfacing having mixed with other bands.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The team worked with four participants, each almost completely paralyzed, who had micro electrode arrays implanted in slightly different areas of the motor cortex.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 Aug. 2025
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Previous attempts to develop flat-panel laser displays have required complicated laser arrays or low-throughput fabrication methods, greatly limiting their performance and scalability, the researchers say.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Aug. 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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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Need help finding stars, planets and constellations?—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Radiation exposure on processors, thermal management of electronics in microgravity and the long-term maintenance of satellite constellations remain unresolved engineering challenges.—
Nicola Sfondrini,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Groupings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groupings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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