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cluster

[kluhs-ter] / ˈklʌs tər /




Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for cluster?
The word cluster often refers to a group of things of the same kind that are held together—a bundle. Sometimes, it specifically refers to a group of things that grow together, like a cluster of grapes. A synonym for this sense is bunch. More generally, the word cluster can refer to any collection of things positioned closely together. These things can be tangible, as in There is a cluster of people around the gate, or intangible, as in data cluster or Epidemiologists are tracking multiple outbreak clusters.  A very general synonym is group (or, perhaps more precisely, grouping). The word clutch can also refer to a group or bunch of things. Cluster can also be used as a verb meaning to form into such a group. Synonyms are assemble, gather, and the verb sense of group. What is another name for a cluster of flowers? A cluster of flowers is more commonly known as a bunch of flowers or simply a bouquet. The word clutch could also be used.
How do you use cluster in a sentence?
Cluster refers to close groups. It can refer to both tangible and intangible things. Here are some examples of cluster in a sentence:
  • It’s right over there, near that cluster of bushes.
  • I think we’ll find our answer by analyzing these data clusters. 
  • The people clustered around the stage to hear the speech.

Example Sentences

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An American flag flutters above the red brick building, while merchants cluster and converse outside its entrance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In nearby Khan Younis, IDF drone footage showed a controlled demolition of a cluster of buildings beyond the Yellow Line.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Innolight has ridden the AI tailwind as every AI cluster needs thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—of optical transceivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The findings support earlier evidence showing that fatty liver disease and insulin resistance are the main disease processes affecting people in Tübingen's type 2 diabetes risk cluster 5.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Jonah could see a woman quietly closing the door to the auditorium behind them, probably to keep the noisy cluster of kids from interrupting the adults’ program.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Curiosity has seen small clusters of similar geometric shapes before, but never anything approaching the scale of the field now visible in Valle Grande.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

During her study, she used how often someone might engage with a certain genre to match it up with one of the following four clusters:

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The Florida-based company, which hosts one of the largest AMD-based artificial-intelligence training clusters in North America, is set to combine with Apex Treasury, a special-purpose acquisition company listed in New York, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

If chip clusters get larger due to increasing model parameters, he said that could also offer a boost to networking providers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

They joined Mel Willis’s honey clusters and piles of sandwiches and vats of chili and dozens of bean and tuna and macaroni casseroles on the counter.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Areas where multiple venues are clustered together, such as L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Some petrol stations in Vologda were closed while others -- mostly owned by Russia's main oil giants -- saw drivers clustered in long queues.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

When respondents were asked what constituted a middle-class income, answers clustered in the range of $65,000 to $135,000 per household.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

This marks a shift as most existing data centers are clustered in cities and only 12% are currently in unincorporated areas.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

The cake is on its own table, the little cousins clustered around it, arguing over who will get what slice.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

This resulted in most of the 12,000-strong population clustering around the coastal edges with usable space at a premium on an island that measures only 21 square kilometres.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

It also underwent a store refresh program, changing products and is clustering locations to boost profit and customer traffic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In dwarf galaxies, the process creates dark matter cores with relatively low central densities, matching recent observations of galaxy clustering.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The clustering of short positions presents “a dormant risk of a bullish short-covering” although “it may require a bullish catalyst to ignite upside potential,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Behind them, the goose was beating his wings powerfully, throwing snow over the tracks they’d made; and near him, fire lost daemons were clustering or drifting away, crying little bleak cries of loss and longing.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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