1
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
Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Will someone from the back of the pack make a leap to that top grouping?
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Many Michelin Guides in the United States are relatively new, with some covering cities and others covering states or groupings of cities.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Several small dining rooms have groupings of tables, but the best show will come from a table with a view of the open kitchen.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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America was the bulwark of the liberal democracies — a grouping of European nations, Canada, Australia and much of Asia — that shared many values and outlooks.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Will someone from the back of the pack make a leap to that top grouping?
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Many Michelin Guides in the United States are relatively new, with some covering cities and others covering states or groupings of cities.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Several small dining rooms have groupings of tables, but the best show will come from a table with a view of the open kitchen.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouping
Noun
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There was another notable cluster in 2012 in people staying in tent cabins in Yosemite.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Amyloid plaques play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s when small clusters gather at synapses in the brain and interfere with the nerve cells’ ability to communicate.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When asked about Jackson being turned away from the event, Nettles responded that every candidate should have the opportunity to participate, but at the same time should respect the rules of the group organizing the candidate forums.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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In addition to a few country music artists and pop groups from the 1990s, such as Destiny’s Child.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
14 Apr. 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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In fact, pretty much everything, from stocking up on cute baby clothes to assembling nursery furniture, feels both ways at the same time.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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The facility, historically used for assembling Volkswagen, Porsche and Skoda models, faces an uncertain future amid declining demand and restructuring efforts within Germany's auto industry.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Twenty-eight of those have launched batches of Starlink satellites to join the constellation.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The new batch of six episodes, all written or co-written by its creator Charlie Brooker, reflects the full range of how the show has evolved to include new grooves — a mix of the horrific and the comedic, the hopeful and the nihilistic, the archly British and the sourly American.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And on the outside of each thigh, deep pockets are big enough to hold a bunch of gels.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2025
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These digital archives, and the strange intimacy that produces them, are the subject of Searches, a new essay collection by the novelist and journalist Vauhini Vara.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s the advice right-to-repair advocates are giving anyone worried about how the tariffs will hit their wallets—and collections of electronic gadgets.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tollett also helped the band Pearl Jam book alternate venues during its boycott of Ticketmaster after a dispute in the early 1990s.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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Fellow classic rock great Todd Rundgren is supporting the band on some of these dates, including at the San Francisco show.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouping. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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