noun
Etymology
Origin of grouping
Example Sentences
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But however felicitously Ms. Peck gathers all her dancers into a climactic grouping, her finale is less a theatrical capstone than a busy sum of her ballet’s many parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“House reality is having another moment again,” said Fox TV President Michael Thorn, referring to the concept of grouping contestants under one roof for the season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The Philippines invokes its geographical proximity to the Spratly Islands as the main basis of its claim for part of the grouping.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The new research, published in Nature Communications, tackles this problem by grouping spacetime fluctuations into three main categories based on how they behave across space and time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
I picked up my cards and fanned them out in my palm, grouping the queens together and ordering a run of hearts.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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