klatches

noun

variants also klatsches
plural of klatch
as in communities
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially his klatch of friends hasn't changed all that much since college

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klatches
  1. communities
  2. circles
  3. cliques
  4. networks
  5. crowds
  6. packs
  7. gangs
  8. covens
Noun
  • Thresholds of sea level for which homes and roads in coastal communities like South Florida were engineered would be crossed faster than expected.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Their purchase set an all-time record in all Cliffs’ communities.
    — Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • The Best Ways to Enjoy Potatoes Despite their benefits, these starchy vegetables have been denigrated in some nutrition circles because of associations with high-fat diets.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
  • However, since the left side took the brunt of the impact, specifically the steering system, Brett had to drive in clockwise circles the entire way back.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • That era involved small cliques of devs talking a big game about decentralization (which often provided a pretext for no accountability) while shilling tokens at all turns.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • In traditional payments, networks and processors monetize volume.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Chinese firm Huami explored a similar idea in early 2025, but its tracker still relied on telecom networks to send a dog’s location back to the owner’s phone.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Videos shared on social media showed crowds of people walking through aisles of vendors outside before gunshots prompted people to flee.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The closure contrasts with two successful launches of new Asian grocery hubs Sakura Market and T&T Supermarkets in San Jose, which both opened this summer to enthusiastic crowds.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of crowds
Noun
  • Pokémon cards come in packs, the contents of which are unknown to buyers upon purchasing.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • On multiple occasions throughout the games’ TV coverage, the Team USA member was seen opening packs of Magic cards and spoke about her passion for the hobby during interviews.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of packs
Noun
  • Theirs was a working-class community, nestled just a few blocks west of the presidential palace, that in recent years has been overrun by gangs and subjected to extreme and indiscriminate violence.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The economy of malicious actors continues to expand, and cybercriminal enterprises are resembling corporate entities rather than traditional gangs.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of gangs
Noun
  • Season 2 sees Louis and Claudia in Europe — just in time for World War II — and both novel and show expand outward to include things like vampire covens and AMC tie-in series to the further reaches of Rice’s lore.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
  • The Last Witch Hunter, about the one man who stands between humanity and the most horrible witch covens imaginable, grossed $130 million at the worldwide box office at the time of its initial theatrical release in 2015.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of covens
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“Klatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klatches. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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