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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
To prevent mealybug infestations, allow airflow between plant groupings and keep infected plants away from healthy ones.
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Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Her best advice is to look for larger groupings that create instant collections.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Twenty of the panels were accumulators with the same design, so the students started with these, then worked through smaller groupings of panels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Her best advice is to look for larger groupings that create instant collections.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Twenty of the panels were accumulators with the same design, so the students started with these, then worked through smaller groupings of panels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groupings
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This fast-growing shrub got its name from the shape of its colorful flowers, which grow as dense spikes or round clusters in red, pink, yellow, or white that attract hummingbirds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Spread to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and Uganda plus clusters of unexplained deaths suggest a far larger outbreak than reported and raise fresh alarms over funding, supplies and regional preparedness.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Many are surfers and on WhatsApp groups that have the latest intel on which beach has the best waves that day, so do ask them for advice.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Fuel and fertilizer needed for the rice crop are just the latest necessities to become unaffordable in Rakhine state, which has been devastated by intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), one of the many rebel groups in the country.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Both the Electric Skillet and Slow Cooker are 6-quart, family-sized workhorses designed for big batches, meal prep or feeding a crowd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Instead, work in batches as needed.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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For American collectors — including a growing cohort from Maryland, where private collections increasingly intersect with institutional ambitions in Baltimore and the Washington corridor — the shift is instructive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Federal tax collections are now a bit more than $5 trillion, and federal expenditures are now about $7 trillion.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Center lids on jars and screw bands fingertip tight (just until resistance is met).—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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In the 1980s, an unprecedented number of Scottish bands became internationally popular, including Orange Juice, Big Country, The Blue Nile, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, who like the Cocteaus would go far with the combination of electric guitars, drum machines, and a ton of reverb.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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O'Grady said many community solar projects across Minnesota now use pollinator seed mixes designed to support bees and other wildlife while maintaining the land underneath the arrays.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Binoculars and telescopes, though, will provide an enhanced view that could even unveil details like the station's solar arrays and individual modules, according to the Planetary Society.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 Mar. 2026
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From the auroras above Yellowknife to the desert skies over Moab, travelers are booking trips specifically to see the Milky Way, meteor showers, eclipses and the constellations their hometowns no longer reveal.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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My mind holds memories like constellations, each glowing with its own light.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Groupings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groupings. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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