as in convenes
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucuses
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
All but one Republican has continued to back the GOP's stopgap measure, joined by Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Fetterman, along with Maine independent Angus King who caucuses with them.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucuses
Verb
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The General Assembly convenes in April.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Money markets are overwhelmingly pricing in another rate cut when the Federal Open Market Committee convenes again, according to the CME's FedWatch tool.—
Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Regarding Chinese aircraft carrier movements, satellite imagery captured on Saturday shows the and the were pierside at a naval base in Sanya on Hainan Island.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hamid’s character is a stark warning against extremism in social movements.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the end the meetings produced no substantive breakthrough for either side.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There aren't a ton of great options in free agency, though there may not be too many choices at all via trade either, as most teams have their starter and backup quarterbacks locked in and won't be looking to part with either at this point in the year.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These cabinets held nothing but nameless rotting bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Open cabinets in the kitchen or bathroom that might have pipes near the exterior of the home.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some denominations, like the Methodists, grew dramatically.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Religion reporter Liam Adams has written extensively about denominations with Nashville ties, wrote authoritative news obituaries after the deaths of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and Room In The Inn founder Father Charlie Strobel and has covered trends involving religion.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The outdoor festival will have fire pits and lounge seating where visitors can gather and warm up between visiting glass art demonstrations, workshops and interactive experiences.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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This phase included workshops and mentorship in development skills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint.—
Payal Dhar,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2021
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“Caucuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucuses. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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