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as in converged
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake
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Recent Examples of clustered
Assorted House members, Hill staffers, Democratic donors, and lobbyist types clustered around tables of drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Those areas are most often clustered around major thoroughfares in the city such as Farmington Avenue, Asylum Avenue, Wethersfield Avenue, Washington Street and Broad Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
At the base of the mountain, where most hotels and apres-ski spots are clustered, there's barely a trace.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Actor Stanley Tucci, who is at the Games as part of a delegation from the 2034 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Utah, clustered around Salt Lake City and Park City.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
The team found that patients clustered into separate groups that reflected different underlying pathways of neurodegeneration.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
People stood clustered on the sidewalk in scarves and coats, even stopping their cars or leaving nearby restaurants and hotels, to take videos and pictures as the protesters marched down Commerce Street.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Today, six of fifty-five stops have level boarding, clustered around Canal Street and the French Quarter, with a Streetcar Modernization Master Plan aiming for full accessibility by late 2027.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Those areas are most often clustered around major thoroughfares in the city such as Farmington Avenue, Asylum Avenue, Wethersfield Avenue, Washington Street and Broad Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
At the base of the mountain, where most hotels and apres-ski spots are clustered, there's barely a trace.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Actor Stanley Tucci, who is at the Games as part of a delegation from the 2034 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Utah, clustered around Salt Lake City and Park City.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
The team found that patients clustered into separate groups that reflected different underlying pathways of neurodegeneration.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
People stood clustered on the sidewalk in scarves and coats, even stopping their cars or leaving nearby restaurants and hotels, to take videos and pictures as the protesters marched down Commerce Street.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Today, six of fifty-five stops have level boarding, clustered around Canal Street and the French Quarter, with a Streetcar Modernization Master Plan aiming for full accessibility by late 2027.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustered
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Three generations of family history have converged in this moment, and all the Burtons are grateful.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the end of last week, after another long day of talks in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine’s envoys huddled around a phone for a call with their boss, who was waiting in Kyiv to hear their report.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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By halftime, Gabby was huddled against her fiancé, barely watching the match.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Soon a crowd gathered and helped carry Ghadimi into a nearby house.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Betts was home in Southern California, and once again gathered a group to watch together on TV.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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By the time the rally started, a couple of hundred people crowded inside the small park, in front of where the monument’s large flag had been removed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than 100 community members crowded the district’s meeting room, while at least 100 others were seated in overflow rooms and an additional 50 individuals stood outside the building doors, which district staff locked because the space was at maximum capacity.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Its glow fell upon the select gathering, personally assembled by Soo Hoo — among them, founder of the Vivino wine app, Heini Zachariassen, certified Master of Wine and commentator Ned Goodwin and editor-in-chief of The Wine Advocate, William Kelley.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The panel is assembled by the Associated Press.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Parchment is piled high at its base.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Massive snow banks, often piled high in urban areas, make already-scarce parking even more limited.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scope of its ambition is met, at every turn, by deft control over what is witnessed, and how.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Clustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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