1
as in assemblage
a body of people come together in one place
the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station
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2
as in congregation
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory
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Recent Examples of assembly
Ease of assembly and use Totes and caddies are generally usable right out of the box, but other garden tool organizers require some assembly.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
The Swedish Saab proposal promised that assembly and maintenance would take place in Canada.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Enough lawmakers eventually managed to enter an assembly hall and voted unanimously to overturn Yoon’s decree.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Some senior military and police officials sent to the assembly have testified that Yoon ordered them to pull out lawmakers to thwart a parliamentary vote on the decree.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
The Swedish Saab proposal promised that assembly and maintenance would take place in Canada.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Enough lawmakers eventually managed to enter an assembly hall and voted unanimously to overturn Yoon’s decree.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Some senior military and police officials sent to the assembly have testified that Yoon ordered them to pull out lawmakers to thwart a parliamentary vote on the decree.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly
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What made sense for Scholl was assemblage, putting everyday items together to create something new.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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His own house is a virtuoso assemblage of warm and airy rooms slipped in among the crevices of Rustic Canyon.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Faith leaders worried congregations wouldn’t return, that the pandemic might spell a precipitous drop in an American religious life that was already becoming more secular.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
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Most American Jewish congregations say a prayer for the State of Israel every Shabbat.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Steven Meiner withdrew his plan during a lively meeting of the Miami Beach City Commission today.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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The research team says the meetings to review their National Institutes of Health grant funding have been canceled twice.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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The World’s Best Hospitals 2024 By Alexis Kayser Healthcare Editor Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) got a surprise visit from Shark Tank host Daymond John during its annual conference in Las Vegas this year.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Cost Of Career Advancement And Visibility Accomplishment also requires strategic investments in personal branding and career advancement, including networking events and conferences, coaching, speaking opportunities and even social media positioning.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the Russian revolution threw the Russian Orthodox denomination into chaos as American churches fought for control amid shifting alliances, eventually splitting from the mother church.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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The couple quickly went public, begging for information or for whomever might have taken her to leave her at a hospital, church, a fire station.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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The reunion with Moyes will be akin to a separated couple who bump into each other at a social gathering, then spend the rest of the evening avoiding eye contact while discreetly monitoring their every move.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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New York banned gatherings of 500 or more people, and Americans began finding new ways to greet one another instead of shaking hands.—
Bret Baier,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the next scene, she is seen cutting a large board panel elsewhere in her home before she's later shown painting the edges of the cupboard's arched doorway.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The two wireless karaoke microphones with a control panel are being bundled with the Rave 3S at no extra cost.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Watts has often shared photos of her daughter's performance journey, including attending a dance convention in November 2019.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Christies went on the tour as part of a group tasked with promoting the upcoming 1924 British Empire Exhibition, an event that isn’t fully explained but sounds something like a trade convention.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assembly. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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