groupings

noun

Definition of groupingsnext
plural of grouping
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit the standard grouping for an average living room: sofa, matching wing chairs, and the inevitable coffee table

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2
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the next grouping of tourists can start the house tour as soon as the last bunch leaves

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  1. collections
  2. bands
  3. assemblages
  4. constellations
Noun
  • While many of Blue Jeans Go Green’s partners operate take-back programs in stores, Zappos offers mail-in collections, using its existing alliance with UPS for return labels and shipping.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On the accessories side, the bucket hat shows no signs of being booted to the curb for summer, with the shape being seen in most collections.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of collections
Noun
  • We’re sometimes referred to as B leaguers instead of A leaguers like the mighty Van Halen or Judas Priest—some of my favorite bands of all time.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a number of bands that were very successful in the ’90s in that music.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of bands
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of assemblages
Noun
  • Need help finding stars, planets and constellations?
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Our current constellations will go all wobbly in the sky and then vanish.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of constellations
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