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noun

ˈgrüp How to pronounce group (audio)
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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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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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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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verb

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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
Noun
However, after this portion’s absence from the livestream was noted by NME, the group noted that this instance wasn’t the only part of their set that was removed from the broadcast. — Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025 There are some ongoing conversations between lower-level officials on both sides, according to one Chinese and three U.S. officials, though some working groups put in place by the Joe Biden administration to deal with commercial disputes, as well as treasury and military issues have been frozen. — Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
The daily brainteaser features 16 seemingly random words grouped together in a box. — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 Where first or second cousins were married, wives are grouped next to their spouse rather than beneath their parents in the hierarchy. — NPR, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
  1. cluster
  2. grouping
  3. classify
  4. assemble
  5. batch
  6. bunch
  7. kind
  8. rank
Noun
  • Using data from the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, Buzzo and her team tracked the movement of a dozen star clusters within FCC 224.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The layoffs have also upended other work done by NIOSH to respond to requests like health hazard evaluations, where workplaces can call on the agency for help investigating health issues on the job, like cancer clusters or fungal outbreaks.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Western Santa Cruz tortoises as critically endangered, estimating approximately 3,400 tortoises remained as of 2010.
    — Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Kathleen Kelley Reardon, an expert on organizational politics, classifies political environments from minimally to pathologically politicized.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The basic act of assembling and protesting the government’s actions is unquestionably protected, according to the First Amendment Coalition, a California nonprofit that’s committed to protecting freedom of speech.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Just a few years after her 2021 graduation, Montgomery has upward of 200 clients who pay $10,000 for Montgomery’s team to fully design and assemble their dorms on move-in day.
    — Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of assemble
Noun
  • Twenty-eight of those have launched batches of Starlink satellites to join the constellation.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The Long Island City station received its first batch of elevators late last year on the south side of the station, a $74 million project.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of batch
Noun
  • The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Thanks to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on the country, that success story might be the last of its kind, for a while at least.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Wednesday's jury award marks one of the largest of its kind since the advent of the #MeToo movement, as well as in New York state history, said attorney Brad Beckworth, of the law firm Nix Patterson LLP, in an interview.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of kind
Verb
  • Last year, Boise was ranked No. 77, and the year prior it was ranked No. 50.
    — Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Acuff was ranked the No. 7 recruit after previously being the No. 5 prospect.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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