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groupings

noun

plural of grouping

as in clusters

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 groups

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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Recent Examples of groupings In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Sadiq, with his versatility, is the key that unlocks those groupings. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Many of these countries were British colonies, some of which were also once part of British West Africa or British East Africa administrative groupings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 The Phase One regional groupings for the Leagues Cup were as follows. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Remove any large groupings of plants like saw palmetto, yaupon, wax myrtle and gallberry, especially if the plants are close to the home, adjacent decks or porches or under eaves or overhangs. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The Marshall and Hamilton campaigns and the outside groups spending big to influence the race have attempted to define the candidates for voters in vitriolic attack ads.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of groups

Noun

But Cuban and chief executive officer Alex Oshmyansky say their plant has the ability to quickly pivot between small batches of different drugs that could be useful for making experimental treatments for individuals or tiny groups of patients.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Remove the cassava fries from the freezer and, working in batches, carefully drop the fries into the oil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bands

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The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to editing, Chan designed 10 collections for the Glamour x Lane Bryant collaboration.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of collections

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Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrays

Noun

Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

Humankind's utilization of space is at an inflection point, as companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Amazon plan to launch constellations of hundreds of thousands of telecommunication satellites and orbiting data centers in the coming years.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Each bedroom draws inspiration for its decor from a theme—tarot, constellations, nature, serpents, and Salem itself—without crossing into kitschy territory.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026

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