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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table
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as in collection
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum
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Recent Examples of assemblage
His prized assemblage will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s next month in a landmark sale that is expected to achieve in excess of $700,000.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
This includes more than a dozen war ships – specifically two aircraft carrier strike groups – and the largest assemblage of airpower since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
Out of that assemblage, the Braves could form a capable quintet if all were to go according to plan.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this unlikely assemblage of personalities transformed a roster of scruffy underdogs into the Team of the ’80s.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
This includes more than a dozen war ships – specifically two aircraft carrier strike groups – and the largest assemblage of airpower since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
Out of that assemblage, the Braves could form a capable quintet if all were to go according to plan.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this unlikely assemblage of personalities transformed a roster of scruffy underdogs into the Team of the ’80s.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblage
Noun
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The stands serve as sites of passing assembly—roadside water coolers—and repositories of gossip and news.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Full-palm tactile sensing allows the robot to continue manipulating objects even when cameras are obstructed or when precise force control is required, such as in assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Adept at separating the unseen from the seen, Lemann here chronicles his family’s accumulation of wealth, whatever the moral costs or compromises, and their subsequent acculturation and partial deracination.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had an accumulation of dust.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Phlox is a perennial that has clusters of blooms that mirror the look of hydrangeas, and phlox comes in similar flower shades of pink, purple, and white.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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The branches of the trigeminal nerve converge in one single cluster.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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The museum’s director, Pierre-Olivier Costa, met me in the entry hall and led me through the galleries housing Mucem’s permanent exhibition of items from its collection of folk arts and popular traditions.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Agencies would have to revisit investigative protocols, evidence collection procedures and interagency coordination, among other things, the governor said.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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San Diego State’s Ava Schaffel was named the Mountain West conference pitcher of the week for allowing two runs on four hits in 9 2/3 innings over two games, although the Aztecs (19-15, 4-5) lost two of three games at New Mexico.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the ResiDay housing conference in November, White House housing director Bill Pulte said that a decision on the IPO would happen sometime by the end of that quarter or early this year, but that decision has yet to come.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Need a last-minute ingredient for your Easter gathering?—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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This arsenal enables a broad mission set covering anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, land strikes, intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, mine warfare, and support for special operations forces.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Add remaining meringue in 3 batches, gently folding with a rubber spatula after each addition until only a few streaks of meringue remain (err on the side of undermixing to keep the cake batter billowy).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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After the brand said 12 tons of KitKat products were stolen while being transported between a factory in central Italy and their destination in Poland, the company launched an online tracker so consumers can check whether their KitKat came from the missing batch.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez said he was encouraged by recent meetings with Republican members of Congress from his home state, Florida, but worries other priorities will drown out the bill, as has happened in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fire department sedan strikes pedestrian – $225,000 Although this item was deferred by the Board of Estimates until its next meeting, the city’s law and finance department approved a near-quarter-million-dollar payout to Daryl Bailey after a Baltimore City Fire Department sedan struck him.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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