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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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1
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
Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
There have been several political groupings called the American Party, or something similar, in U.S. history.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
But one grouping, FOUTTE (which stood for Five of Us Till the End), wasn't nearly as successful as the other, Level Six, with the former's last remaining Houseguest, Haleigh Broucher, finishing in seventh place.
—Adam England, People.com, 10 July 2025
Those coarse groupings, however, miss so much of the nuance.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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There has been much speculation about the reasons behind Trump’s decision and timing, with some onlookers noting the proximity to the recent meeting of the BRICS nations, a grouping of emerging economies, including Brazil, which had already drawn Trump’s ire.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
There have been several political groupings called the American Party, or something similar, in U.S. history.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
But one grouping, FOUTTE (which stood for Five of Us Till the End), wasn't nearly as successful as the other, Level Six, with the former's last remaining Houseguest, Haleigh Broucher, finishing in seventh place.
—Adam England, People.com, 10 July 2025
Those coarse groupings, however, miss so much of the nuance.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouping
Noun
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But the upshot of this is that the cluster of stars is like a stellar pantry to which the black hole occasionally goes to feast.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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All three converge near 260, creating a clear cluster of supply that OIH must contend with.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The group is no stranger to events that benefit local charities.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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In May, the eyewear group took over ophthalmology platform Optegra, which operates a network of more than 70 eye hospitals and diagnostic facilities across Europe under the Optegra, Lexum and Iris brands.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
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Leaders are recognizing this opportunity, and assembling relocation programs that make the moves a little easier, and integrate new residents into the community.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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As lockdowns quickly spread across the country, the cast and crew are not only quarantined in their hotel but also isolated in their rooms, banned from assembling and even from entering the corridors.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Either way, prepare a big batch of yellow lemonade and place it in a large drink dispenser.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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This week’s batch includes new projects from Alex G; Raekwon; DJ Haram; Che; Anycia & DJ Drama; $ilkMoney; Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka; Jim Legxacy; Disiniblud; Cleo Reed; Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes; and Zac Farro.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Seeing a bike race in person, seeing the riders, asking for autographs — my parents still have a jersey that was signed by a bunch of people — and that was a pivotal moment.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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From hiring Mike Vrabel to be their new head coach to a bunch of aggressive roster moves to improve, the Patriots are looking to take a jump back into playoff contention.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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India box office: Maalik Rao’s Maalik made an opening collection of $600,000 worldwide on Friday.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Two years later, the first era of the band began as a quartet, bringing with it a collection of electric blues.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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West Ham, who last year removed concession tickets from bands one to four — those seats closest to the pitch — have now reinstated those options after facing significant fan discontent.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The band’s third No. 1 album bowed in with 270,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 5, 2019, in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouping. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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