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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
the standard grouping for an average living room: sofa, matching wing chairs, and the inevitable coffee table
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the next grouping of tourists can start the house tour as soon as the last bunch leaves
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as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
you should first group the invertebrates by genus
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as in assembling
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 grouping
Reuters, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
The Pats run-blitzed with their preferred nickel groupings, and thrived thanks to key contributions from a slew of backups across the front seven.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
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As the war games unfolded, the ambassadors to China from countries that make up the Quad grouping, formed to conduct security dialogue, convened in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Create the pinecone clusters by twisting a piece of florist wire around the base of each cone and then grouping them together.
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Pale pink flower clusters that appear on the light green foliage in summer, slightly earlier than other sedum varieties.—
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Last month, the California Department of Public Health issued an advisory after poisonings were reported in clusters in the Monterey area and the Bay Area.—
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
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The Associated Press reported that the grim discovery underscores the tactics used by criminal groups competing for control of territory and trafficking routes, especially along the country’s coastline.—
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Unlike an image-classifying neural network, a PINN doesn’t learn by studying external data.—
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Similarly, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have faced multiple lawsuits for classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, allowing the companies to avoid providing minimum wage, overtime pay and other benefits.—
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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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Also popular are small-batch brews with members of a home brew club or another small group bringing their own recipe, brewing it on site and participating in a tapping event to showcase their creation.—
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Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, sear the meat until well browned all over, then transfer to the prepared plate.—
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Obviously, there’s a bunch of different plays that lead up to that.—
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This was just a bunch of kids playing in the sandbox telling stories.—
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The relationship between the government and police forces has long been characterized by mistrust, but high-ranking officials are aware that the continued future of their institutions are tied up with Chavismo’s survival.—
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The indictment also names Maduro's son, two high-ranking Venezuelan officials and an alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.—
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The United States and France first warned more than a decade ago that Russian satellites appeared to be spying and collecting information on their assets, including on commercially run satellites.—
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Those instruments stayed grounded during Melissa, while other instruments and drones collecting forecast information were deployed.—
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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouping. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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