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
Economists warn that an increasing share of top university graduates clustering in the public sector rather than pursuing entrepreneurial or high-risk private-sector paths could weigh on longer-term economic growth.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The program is part of a new pilot, funded by state and federal dollars, to improve the safety of entire neighborhoods by clustering the improvements.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent reports point to a steady push and pull between return-to-office mandates and roles that remain remote by design, with applications clustering around flexible postings and some employers tightening attendance rules.
—Jason Phillips, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The pins appear to march through the entire valley, overlaying each other and clustering at the locations of ranches and farms.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The resort has three unofficial zones, from south to north, clustering around the Nafsika Building, the Arion Building, and the bungalows.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
From trend analysis and idea clustering to real-time decision support, AI is now driving innovation across every stage of the value chain.
—Ludwig Melik, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The system digs through news stories, social media posts and more, determining the topic of the conversations, clustering the topics to find both the hot-button issues and detect weak signals and then classifies all by micro and macro narratives.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
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The post was shared quickly, gathering more than 250 comments in less than a day.—
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European and Ukrainian representatives are gathering in Paris again on Wednesday for further talks regarding a potential peace deal to end Russia's full-scale invasion of the country.—
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There were times on this trip when all of them seemed to be crowding the banks at once.—
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To complicate things, however, berry flavor and sugar content can vary depending on weather and growing conditions like sunlight levels, air temperatures, soil moisture levels, plant crowding, and pests and diseases that stress the plant.—
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Chase Travel Chase Travel’s 26 Trips to Take in 2026 highlights where booking demand and cultural curiosity are converging, with destinations spanning rugged deserts, coastal hideaways, Arctic wilderness, and global cultural capitals.—
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Before Patterson could close the distance, the lights broke formation and began converging on his interceptor.—
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Ohio State continued huddling in the second half and put together touchdown drives of 82 and 75 yards, keeping the Miami D-line at bay and allowing just one sack.—
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Longtime residents can’t forget his iconic image of flamingos huddling in the bathroom for safety against monstrous Hurricane Andrew in August 1992.—
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After meeting while training as actors, Graham and his wife, English actress Hannah Walters, married in 2008.—
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Byrne and Cannavale began dating in 2012 after meeting through mutual friends.—
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Instead of piling up with other tourists at beaches in major hubs like Barcelona or Marbella, do as the locals do and escape to Xàbia.—
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Pla2na/Getty Images When money problems start piling up and filing for bankruptcy appears to be the only option, the timing suddenly starts to matter in ways that many people don't expect.—
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Whereas Herbert is 0-2 in Chargers postseason games, Maye is making his first postseason appearance for the New England Patriots after assembling a most valuable player-caliber season.—
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To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies?—
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“Clustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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