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as in assemblage
a body of people come together in one place
the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station
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as in congregation
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory
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Recent Examples of assembly
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a link between the shooting incident and the Super Bowl.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office requested a $1,000 bail for Futrell, who faces charges of assault and battery on a police officer, disturbing a public assembly, interfering with an election official, interfering with a voter and resisting arrest.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The typical maintenance includes things like cleaning the flywheel and hub assembly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Held securely on a yellow jig, a three-row Ioniq 9 SUV glides from station to station in the assembly hall.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly
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In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.—
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But the contract didn’t define such activity or spell out what a large assemblage means.—
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Davis said another way AI has been helpful is communicating with the congregation.—
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The church where the incident took place serves mostly a Tongan congregation, the AP noted.—
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This season is all about polish meeting performance, with sculptural silhouettes, cozy textures, and sneakers made for all-day, everyday wear.—
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The last meeting happened in the NFC championship game in the 2022 season, where the Eagles defeated the Niners 31-7 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.—
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The Missouri Tigers will face their first power conference test Wednesday.—
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Cardell Williams completed 8 of 11 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns to speedster Ernest Campbell as the Hornets won for the sixth time in their last eight outings with two conference games to go.—
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
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The gathering of several hundred people reflected a who’s who of executives and leaders across the industry as well as longtime friends and family.—
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The gathering marks the royal family's first public reunion since King Charles formally stripped his younger brother, the former Prince Andrew, of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his Windsor home, Forest Lodge.—
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If The Observer’s panel of predictors were NFL teams, none would be in the postseason.—
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An arbitration hearing enables the Royals and a player — including his agent and attorney — to have a panel of neutral arbitrators determine the value of the player’s contract for the coming season (in this case, 2026).—
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Developers like Ozdemir are betting that Indianapolis will continue to be a convention powerhouse, especially with the new Signia Hotel that will open the door to hosting two conventions at once.—
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The two recently returned from the annual convention in Nashville, Tenn.—
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“Assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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