Thesaurus results for CLUSTERS

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plural of cluster

as in batches

a number of things considered as a unit a cluster of stars in the southern sky

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as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cluster

as in converges

to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake

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Recent Examples of clusters

Noun

There are still active farms, nursery clusters, equestrian properties and agricultural businesses throughout the Agricultural Reserve. —

Mike Atchison, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 Sweet Viburnum Sweet viburnum is a fast-growing and low-maintenance hedge pick that closely resembles a hydrangea bush—thanks to its large clusters of round blooms. —

Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026 As storms merge into clusters or a line, damaging winds become more likely, Shafer said. —

Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026 Here the lodge’s rangers transport us on boats, searching for hippos who give themselves away by clusters of bubbles rising to the surface of the bayou. —

Lucie Grace, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026 Small white to pink flowers are produced in showy clusters that attract honeybees and other pollinators to the garden. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026 Native pitcher plants grow in clusters in the wetlands. —

ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Hummingbirds need open space when hunting for insects, so plants should be in clusters with hover space in between, allowing the birds good visibility and clear space to dart after a meal on the wing. —

Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 By 2017, the two clusters held entirely separate territories. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them. —

Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster. —

Jg Chirapurath, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025

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Rivals Season 2, a Hulu original which airs on Disney+ outside the States, launches May 15 and will drop in two six-episode batches.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
State health officials are warning consumers that two batches of marijuana sold by one company over several months throughout the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs have high levels of pesticides.

— Austen Erblat, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026