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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
In 2019, the largest share of new-car buyers clustered in the low-to-mid-$20,000 range.
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Mike Winters,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The shell casing markers were clustered in the plaza of the Five One Five North State business center.
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Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Twelve hundred conceptual categories showed up in just 490 papers and nowhere in the formal schemes, clustered in environmental drivers and ecological processes.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth was clustered in pockets of the South and West, where outlying counties of major metro areas posted some of the biggest gains.
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Chris Hacker,
Washington Post,
30 June 2026
All over the island, the residential areas were clustered with dots, along forest edges and around people’s yards.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The overall density of the subdivision would be roughly 4 units per acre, with larger lots on the development’s western side and smaller, denser homes clustered along the development’s east.
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Rose Evans
updated June 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
Watch parties help drive business to bars, restaurants and hotels clustered around Station Square and Downtown.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
In the 1970s through the ’90s, Plaza Midwood came closest, with gay bars, bookshops and bathhouses clustered nearby, longtime resident Ralph Martin told Jeff.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The shell casing markers were clustered in the plaza of the Five One Five North State business center.
—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Twelve hundred conceptual categories showed up in just 490 papers and nowhere in the formal schemes, clustered in environmental drivers and ecological processes.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth was clustered in pockets of the South and West, where outlying counties of major metro areas posted some of the biggest gains.
—
Chris Hacker,
Washington Post,
30 June 2026
All over the island, the residential areas were clustered with dots, along forest edges and around people’s yards.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The overall density of the subdivision would be roughly 4 units per acre, with larger lots on the development’s western side and smaller, denser homes clustered along the development’s east.
—
Rose Evans
updated June 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
Watch parties help drive business to bars, restaurants and hotels clustered around Station Square and Downtown.
—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
In the 1970s through the ’90s, Plaza Midwood came closest, with gay bars, bookshops and bathhouses clustered nearby, longtime resident Ralph Martin told Jeff.
—
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustered
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By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response.
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Hanson has long tried to dismantle the crown jewel of Howard’s legacy—yet after Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur, her rhetoric and Howard’s converged.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
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Overnight, the faithful crowded the mosque complex where the bodies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family lie in state.
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Fans crowded along barricades hoping to see a glimpse of the stars.
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Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
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Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
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Mobile light towers were stationed outside alongside waste management trucks, and large stacks of sandbags were piled up.
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May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
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Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
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Her post and subsequent comment were met by a flood of support from fans and commenters.
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Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
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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.
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“Clustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustered. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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