as in convening
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucusing
Two days before Cunningham changed her party affiliation, The News & Observer asked the House Democratic leader if she and other swing vote Democrats were still caucusing with the three Democrats who lost their primaries, including Cunningham.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
The delays usually mean lawmakers are caucusing and trying to hash out compromises on bills behind closed doors.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2026
Regardless of whether the race goes to a convention, leaders of both parties touted the importance of caucusing in the off year to help boost their chances in November.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the Senate, with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
The delays usually mean lawmakers are caucusing and trying to hash out compromises on bills behind closed doors.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2026
Regardless of whether the race goes to a convention, leaders of both parties touted the importance of caucusing in the off year to help boost their chances in November.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the Senate, with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucusing
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Many artists in the show are familiar to art audiences, but some, says Scheinman, will be brand new to the museum directors and curators, dealers, collectors and advisers convening in Switzerland this summer.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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During the Cannes Film Festival, Goldfinch International and Fablemill will co-host a private gathering at the harbor convening senior figures from film commissions, government advisory bodies, fund managers, studios and technology founders across MENA, Southeast Asia, Africa and South Asia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Your connections are under a microscope, but clarity arrives around who’s meeting you halfway and who’s just enjoying access to you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The interest rate climate is high and static right now, with another Federal Reserve meeting not even scheduled again until June.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Schedule information-gathering conversations in predictable blocks rather than dropping surprise requests.—
ByMike McIsaac CPA,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Prayer vigil to be held Monday On Monday evening, the community is gathering to support the victims' families and pray for healing.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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One suspect was not cooperating with police, while the other denied the allegations, according to reports citing NHK.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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One is not cooperating with police, and the other has denied the allegations, according to the network.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Their relationship evolved from there, with the pair later collaborating on archaeological digs and co-hosting a podcast together before confirming their romance in October 2024.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Hadid previously worked with stylist Law Roach for her 2022 Cannes appearance, collaborating on looks that catered more toward archival attire.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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After determining what this signature would look like, Vicente and colleagues searched through data gathered by LIGO and its fellow gravitational wave detectors, KAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector) and Virgo, focusing on 28 of the clearest signals from merging black holes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The companies say merging Papa Johns’ operation with Wing’s technology is a new strategy for solving last-mile delivery hurdles.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The town of Porter is making the first move toward closing the joint police dispatch center with Chesterton and consolidating operations with the Porter County E-911 system.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The market may be consolidating, but the work itself is expanding in conceptual risk.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Alasdair McLellan shot the portraits and a series of trailers that portray Jung Kook as a modern icon embodying the freedom of the open road, uniting fashion and entertainment to create an immersive world that balances his larger-than-life impact with Calvin Klein’s point of view.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Far from being a fringe belief system, masculinism has become the single most important force uniting the American right, bringing together an unlikely constellation of pastors, posters, senators, preachers, influencers, podcasters, and fanboys.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Caucusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucusing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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