Thesaurus results for ASSEMBLY

assembly

noun

ə-ˈsem-blē

Definition of assembly

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 Bakkila skipped the brand’s optional white glove delivery, and her king-size mattress arrived in two heavy boxes with the latex layers packaged separately inside a zippered cover for assembly at home. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 California assembly members began their discussions on the efforts by the state’s major utilities to reduce wildfire risks and the liability those companies face when their equipment starts a blaze. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 By early 2027, the company expects to complete the spacecraft's communications systems and finalize its flight software, with assembly, integration and testing continuing into Q2. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Carter said the citation reminds him of one written for his ancestor in 1828 for unlawful assemblage.

— Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
As with the array of other models, these will be evaluated at the Concours Club private racetrack outside of Miami, and you are invited to be among our assemblage of judges.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Everyone was chatting and enjoying the beautiful weather, Spiro, a 36-year-old rabbi at Hill Havurah congregation in Washington, recalled.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
With Noah’s career back on track, the congregation itself mostly fades into the background.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

The broadcaster reported that more than a hundred people had gathered in and around the church for a funeral procession.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
At least seven people were killed, and 27 injured, after gunmen opened fire on a church in Jordan’s southern Karak province in an unprecedented attack that has left the nation stunned.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

After the last one is opened, use the set to bake cookies for Santa and decorate them on Christmas Eve, then take the extras along to your holiday gathering.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Police cited security reasons for the latest ban of a student gathering in the northwestern town of Banja Luka on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

Cobos explains that, as with Nené’s ensembles, following period conventions to the letter didn’t necessarily make sense for Carlos’s wardrobe.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Everything the Cougars are doing these days seems to spit in the eye of convention.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026