clustering

Definition of clusteringnext
present participle of cluster

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Recent Examples of clustering In mid-2025, the ARISE team reported that the best-performing model achieved a 70% success rate, with most failures clustering around tasks requiring three or more steps. Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The government extended internet access so that, rather than clustering in parks, Cubans could go online on our phones. Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026 Upload speeds aren't bad either, often clustering in the 20Mbps range—while not as high as downloads, this is highly capable for things like streaming media and online video calls. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 One tanker has escaped the Strait of Hormuz and a bunch of others are clustering around the exit point, Bloomberg reports. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 So clustering your plants makes your space look better and supports pollinators. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Oakland County’s wealth isn’t evenly shared On this index, Oakland County’s communities are spread across the full socioeconomic range rather than clustering entirely at the top. Grigoris Argeros, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026 Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026 This prevents them from clustering together, creating a layer of cream that used to rise to the top of the bottle and had to be scooped off before drinking (or was seen as a treat by some). Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clustering
Verb
  • The robot training center's primary focus will be on gathering all the data possible, across a diverse collection of robots, in an effort to be able to fine-tune methods to teach new bots old tricks.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 May 2026
  • So, the political arm of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, which helps acquire land that the open space authority often manages, qualified the measure for the ballot through an initiative signature-gathering drive.
    Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The stadium fight is not the only high-stakes item crowding the legislative calendar.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Vista del Lago High School and Folsom High School are expected to face the greatest crowding pressures.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • The Disney subsidiary behind Doomsday is called For All Time Productions UK in a nod to its theme of converging timelines.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.
    K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • There were women like her—some Indigenous and some African-looking sorrowful in their coarse linen shifts, huddling together.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Executives and coaches, huddling in a hushed room, mull a decision.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • As the podcast industry debates the definition of a podcast and wades through unclear ad measurement tools, a secret industrywide taskforce has been meeting to combat the problem.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • Before the breach, 23andMe touted its security practices as meeting the highest industry standards.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • In Game 1, the Montreal Canadiens earned full marks for catching the rusty Carolina Hurricanes off guard and piling up four quick goals on the way to a 6-2 win.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • And when those unpaid medical balances start piling up, concerns about facing collections and legal action often follow.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The ingredients became rather expensive, not to mention that baking, assembling, decorating and transporting a carrot wedding cake was no small feat.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • But a shopping agent assembling an outfit, or a financial model deciding which risk is worth flagging and which is just chatter, operates in territory where what is good splinters into many defensible answers.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

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“Clustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clustering. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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