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as in batches
a number of things considered as a unit
a cluster of stars in the southern sky
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as in groupings
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door
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as in converges
to come together into one body or place
the mice clustered together into a small burrow
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as in huddles
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 clusters
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
Investigations to identify potential clusters and sources of illness are ongoing.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
This number includes clusters of cases currently under investigation by FDA and cases that have not been linked to a common source.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Some researchers think that ancient, dense star clusters may have created lots of black hole seeds that rapidly merged.
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Quanta Magazine,
2 July 2026
The boards are then collected into clusters and redeployed as a general-purpose computing platform.
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New Atlas,
2 July 2026
The data falls naturally into three clusters, each shaped by different regulatory and cost structures.
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Jonathan Tower,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Chloe Bailey Clad in an hourglass Valdrin Sahiti gown, Chloe Bailey continued her blond bob era, pairing the pithy style with stringent liner and lash clusters along her waterline.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Based in Paris, Nicolas Vaiman's small data analytics firm, Bubblemaps, creates visualizations of bets on Polymarket to spot bubbles, or clusters, of suspect traders.
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Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.
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Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster.
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Jg Chirapurath,
Fortune,
14 Nov. 2025
Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Stake your cherry tomatoes early to avoid damaging stems or fruits and ensure proper support for heavy clusters.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
Investigations to identify potential clusters and sources of illness are ongoing.
—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
This number includes clusters of cases currently under investigation by FDA and cases that have not been linked to a common source.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Some researchers think that ancient, dense star clusters may have created lots of black hole seeds that rapidly merged.
—
Quanta Magazine,
2 July 2026
The boards are then collected into clusters and redeployed as a general-purpose computing platform.
—
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
The data falls naturally into three clusters, each shaped by different regulatory and cost structures.
—
Jonathan Tower,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Chloe Bailey Clad in an hourglass Valdrin Sahiti gown, Chloe Bailey continued her blond bob era, pairing the pithy style with stringent liner and lash clusters along her waterline.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Based in Paris, Nicolas Vaiman's small data analytics firm, Bubblemaps, creates visualizations of bets on Polymarket to spot bubbles, or clusters, of suspect traders.
—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Verb
The historical profile again clusters tightly.
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Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.
—
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster.
—
Jg Chirapurath,
Fortune,
14 Nov. 2025
Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clusters
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So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky.
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Demo Brewing Company Malt Row’s most compact brewery, Demo, makes small craft batches, so their tap list is constantly evolving.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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The expansion converges with a sense of urgency among Democrats to be more aggressive on digital platforms, where audiences are increasingly concentrated.
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By the time everything converges, the original opportunity has been diluted by handoffs rather than sharpened through genuine collaboration.
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An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.
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Samsung 75-Inch Class M80H Series 4K Smart TV The Samsung 75M80H completely transforms high-speed media tracking by combining dense mini-LED backlighting arrays with an NQ4 AI Gen2 processor holding 20 neural networks.
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Observers on the ground have also noticed what appear to be solar arrays extending from Shenlong, based on analysis of telescope imagery.
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Large friendship groups can be a really cool experience, but can also pose challenges in terms of the depths of intimacy that can be cultivated with each person.
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Its beachfront villas suit multigenerational families and friend groups alike, with activities ranging from oyster roasts to horseback riding, shooting, golf, biking, kayaking, boating and fishing.
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America's 250th birthday is bringing on an unprecedented celebration as the nation gathers to mark the semiquincentennial of the United States.
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Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive‘s news roundup that gathers the biggest automotive headlines from around the globe.
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Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system.
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The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile.
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“Clusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clusters. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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