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
  • The loss of Native individuals led to the destabilization of Indigenous family units and entire communities.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Brussels governing system is notoriously splintered along linguistic communities, which is one reason the Brussels-Capital Region failed to form a new government between June 2024 and February 2026.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Hampton will benefit from the same system that made De’Von Achane a household name in Fantasy circles.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Her fantastical Biblical scenes, of a graphic, storybook sensibility, sometimes showed angels, and Christ himself, as chalky white, and this rang in some Black critical circles as a sign of backwater unsophistication.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • So the players will get a day off to cool down but have to spend the night at the pub quiz in teams of Ted’s choosing, never mind the cliques.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • Next phase of the project Users can also cross-examine candidate locations against regional power grids and river networks through Oak Ridge’s HydroSource digital mapping tool.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Fox News and right-leaning networks One America News Network and Newsmax are good bets to air all or most of the convention.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Anyone going to Yosemite for a Labor Day day trip or a quick overnighter should be prepared for crowds and plenty of traffic.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Parking lots and streets surrounding Acrisure Stadium were packed with tents, music and crowds as Pitt supporters soaked in the game-day atmosphere.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowds
Noun
  • The $799 Ultra 4 packs impressive battery gains, but the $399 Series 12 is the real star of the show.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of packs
Noun
  • Many are not from Cap-Haïtien and would need to find lodging or eventually cross a country where armed gangs control key roads.
    — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In Ghana, Kojo is drawn into a world of street gangs and deception following his father’s disappearance at sea.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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