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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot
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2
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the next tour group was being seated for dinner
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3
as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
you should first group the invertebrates by genus
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as in to assemble
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 group
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Ramón Saúl Sánchez, leader of the Cuban exile group Democracy Movement, questioned the delivery process.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Located in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the group honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the Western way of life.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Ramón Saúl Sánchez, leader of the Cuban exile group Democracy Movement, questioned the delivery process.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
The festival tried to group similar sessions within the same hotels.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
Noun
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This leads to a network of galaxies, galaxy groups, galaxy clusters, and large-scale filaments of structure, with enormous cosmic voids between them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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The project is designed to meet surging demand for the heavy-lift rockets needed to put clusters of satellites into orbit.—
Jim Wyss,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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Buena Park was the only team in the grouping to make the playoffs in 2025.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Minnetonka Fire Department classified Johnson's death as a line-of-duty death.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The French philosopher argued that the author is not a true creator but a functional, historical construct designed to classify and limit the meaning of texts.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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The group assembles in a staggered formation and uses hand signals to communicate road hazards and turns.—
Brenda Miranda,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, amid depth-charge bass blasts and Spikeheart’s death-metal growls, a beat assembles itself, at first vaguely trap-like, then closer in spirit to UK funky.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch of shows in California.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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With city officials arguing that a petition process would not be possible under the city charter, Holland declined to certify the first batch of signatures.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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So the idea of witnessing a wedding and what that does to you internally birthed the idea of, okay, actually, a bunch of people are going to spontaneously bleed to death at this wedding.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Christgau may indeed be one of the last of his kind — hopefully this won’t be my last review.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Claimed to be the world’s first of its kind, the trial involved Oceanus12 USV and Teledyne Slocum Glider.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Waddle ranked 38th in the NFL in targets last year in Miami, and tied for 60th the year before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/group. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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