1
as in gathering
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in crowding
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 clustering
Leaders can reduce transition tax by clustering similar work, shortening meeting chains, and creating reset rituals between modes.
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Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
The government extended internet access so that, rather than clustering in parks, Cubans could go online on our phones.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
Upload speeds aren't bad either, often clustering in the 20Mbps range—while not as high as downloads, this is highly capable for things like streaming media and online video calls.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
One tanker has escaped the Strait of Hormuz and a bunch of others are clustering around the exit point, Bloomberg reports.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
So clustering your plants makes your space look better and supports pollinators.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Oakland County’s wealth isn’t evenly shared On this index, Oakland County’s communities are spread across the full socioeconomic range rather than clustering entirely at the top.
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Grigoris Argeros,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
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Wilborn P. Nobles Iii,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
The government extended internet access so that, rather than clustering in parks, Cubans could go online on our phones.
—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
Upload speeds aren't bad either, often clustering in the 20Mbps range—while not as high as downloads, this is highly capable for things like streaming media and online video calls.
—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
One tanker has escaped the Strait of Hormuz and a bunch of others are clustering around the exit point, Bloomberg reports.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
So clustering your plants makes your space look better and supports pollinators.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Oakland County’s wealth isn’t evenly shared On this index, Oakland County’s communities are spread across the full socioeconomic range rather than clustering entirely at the top.
—
Grigoris Argeros,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
—
Wilborn P. Nobles Iii,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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About twenty men packed the space, leaning on shoulders and crowding the wall.
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Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
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Despite global tech fragmentation and rivalries, major powers are surprisingly converging on addressing AI's most catastrophic risks.
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Zeller said the idea grew out of several converging trends, from the enduring popularity of baking shows to the explosion of baking videos on TikTok and the broader family appeal of food as entertainment.
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Teams from the two companies have been huddling for months to plan for the melding of the two operations as soon as Paramount receives all of its regulatory approvals.
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Paramount+ is huddling up with the Texas Tech for a docuseries on its football team that is eyed to premiere in time for the 2026 season in the fall.
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Their lives gradually shift after meeting No Yeong-ju, an optimistic singing instructor played by Im Ji-eun, whose positive outlook encourages both women to confront their past.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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Castle Rat have begun some preliminary planning and writing for their next album, piling up new riffs at jam sessions.
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All of that felt in jeopardy, the sky falling and losses piling up in April.
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Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
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This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
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“Clustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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