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noun

ˈgrüp How to pronounce group (audio)
Definition of groupnext
1
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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group

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verb

1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type you should first group the invertebrates by genus

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2
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
Barghouti is a board member of the Institute for Middle East Understanding, a pro-Palestinian foreign policy group located in California. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 For the occasion Rossi, who launched his brand after years of studying shoemaking under his footwear-guru father Sergio, has retraced the trajectory of his creative process and grouped his designs in a photographic tome published by Rizzoli. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for group
Recent Examples of Synonyms for group
  1. cluster
  2. grouping
  3. kind
  4. classify
  5. assemble
  6. batch
  7. bunch
  8. category
Noun
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • Martelly’s registration under a new political grouping, Debloke, will place the council under heavy scrutiny.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In a small farm context, that will be to a grouping of farmers that form a producer unit using the same practices in the same climate.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • The latest salvo is a two-week ad campaign launching Thursday in the Atlanta and Macon markets, the first broadcast buy of its kind for the caucus.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Non-essential workers—executives, administrators, management of all kinds—disappeared into Zoom en masse across the country.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kind
Verb
  • Improvements to LinkedIn’s detection systems have resulted in a 40% decline in views of content classified as AI slop, the platform said last month.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Just 9% of Porter’s 3-point attempts were classified as wide open, the lowest share among 307 players who took at least 100 3s.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Mana reportedly paid around $70 million over the years to assemble Mana Wynwood, a 30-acre event venue developed out of a collection of warehouses.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
Noun
  • But last year, during Black Friday, Hello82 put up the first batch of tickets for the festival, promising K-pop acts and events, sans any artists officially attached or a specific date.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement There are only two of them at home, so a big batch can mean eating the same dinner several nights running.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • Rounding things out are a bunch of regional banks, American Express , Netflix , Procter & Gamble , and oilfield services companies SLB and Halliburton .
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But Brolin and creator Brian Watkins’ take on the subgenre was easily the most interesting and ambitious of the bunch.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Chen said another product category that has taken off is their souvenir merchandise.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Adenocarcinomas belong to a broader category of lung cancers known as non-small cell lung cancer, which tend to grow more slowly and spread less quickly to other parts of the body.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/group. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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