1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot
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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the next tour group was being seated for dinner
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3
as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
you should first group the invertebrates by genus
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as in to assemble
to bring together in one body or place
group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here
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Recent Examples of group
Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Maeva Bambuck, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Five of the bills were grouped together into one package, while the bill funding DHS was separated.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Grapes stored this way fared significantly worse than the control group.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
When a school attendant unlocked the iron gates, parents and siblings walked onto the blue playground turf, scanning children grouped mostly by class.
—Maeva Bambuck, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Five of the bills were grouped together into one package, while the bill funding DHS was separated.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
Noun
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Russia used cluster munitions Wednesday in an attack on a busy market in eastern Ukraine that killed seven and wounded 15 others, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Compared with a cluster of states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) with similar demographic and behavioral risk factors, Iowa has among the highest rates of the five most common cancers.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both candidates listed a variety of endorsements, but notable locally was a grouping of current County Board members, nine of the 14 sitting Democrats, around Rodriguez.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The grouping of all LVMH’s fragrance and cosmetics holdings under one executive’s purview came at a time when the beauty industry’s competitiveness was ramping up, especially as niche brands became hot commodities.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The case is the first time the Justice Department has attempted to classify critical speech from prominent Trump detractors as a crime.—
Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2026
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Commercial prediction markets have resisted efforts by states to classify and regulate them as gambling companies, insisting that they — like their precursor in Iowa — should be overseen by federal regulators.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, to put it another way, LightBar is assembling bounty hunters to track down misuse of Hollywood IP.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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By combining past and recent Hubble observations of the Egg Nebula, researchers have assembled the most detailed portrait yet of its layered structure, offering new clues about how dying stars sculpt the material that will eventually help form future generations of stars and planets.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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And although it’s being released in 2026, the new whiskey is actually the 2025 edition of Celebration Sour Mash (named after the process of adding a small amount of backset into a new batch of whiskey before distillation, a common practice that ensures consistency).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2026
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Harding is the best floor general out of the bunch, while Pierre is the most experienced guard.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Floridians are a practical bunch.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The arbitrator was moved by his story but ruled against him anyway, denying him his last chance for a win of any kind at this year’s Olympics.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Returning on her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern, the Philadelphia native brings in immeasurable wisdom, blossoming into the effortless positivity and authenticity of past albums—the kind that has assisted multiple generations on their respective healing journeys.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Minnesota is currently the only team among the top seven of the Big Ten not to be nationally ranked, though that situation may change when Monday’s latest Associated Press poll is released — the Gophers fell two votes shy in last week’s Top 25 polling.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
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CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/group. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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