assemblies

noun

plural of assembly
1
as in conferences
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 congregations
a body of persons gathered for religious worship the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones

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3
as in meetings
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 assemblies Anduril relies on Applied Aerospace to deliver the physical aircraft, supplying everything from the engine fuselage and main landing gear assemblies to the wings and horizontal stabilizers. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The production model is designed to allow major components and assemblies to be manufactured before final vessel integration. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 SpaceX designed Starship’s two stages to fly back to a launch tower for a catch by large metal assemblies and accomplished that with boosters on the rocket’s fifth, seventh, and eighth flight tests. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 In my own experience, distributing work across the country can create jobs, revive investment in small and medium-size suppliers and reduce bottlenecks by producing modular assemblies outside of congested shipyards. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The order also dissolved the national legislature, the country's 10 state governments and their assemblies, as well as authorities in three administrative areas. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The roadmap calls for Russia to help establish production in Iran of individual parts and assemblies for Russian aircraft. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 But even the regions that have adopted citizens’ assemblies are a long way off from achieving Landemore’s vision. — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblies
  1. conferences
  2. congregations
  3. meetings
  4. assemblages
  5. churches
  6. gatherings
  7. panels
Noun
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For this to happen, expanding the CFP, conferences will have to get rid of championship weekend.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • Worshippers are showing up in greater numbers, giving more money to congregations and volunteering more, the study found.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rabbi and historian Gary Zola explains that of the six earliest Jewish congregations in the United States, the three Southern congregations in Savannah, Charleston and Richmond were the first to introduce reforms.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of congregations
Noun
  • During virtual meetings, Brower and Simone, who are in their mid-30s, appeared on screen while Primrose lounged on their shoulders or heads.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At the meetings, families and staff will have an opportunity to review options and provide feedback.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of meetings
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  • Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemblages
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  • What Wagner experienced with her shrinking congregation is arguably the most urgent challenge facing churches across America.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Abby Beck previously explained that state law already limits how close video gambling can be to schools and churches, but that the city could add places like parks to the list.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of churches
Noun
  • However, the holiday season tends to see a spike each year as people congregate for parties, celebrations and gatherings.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities in several parts of the country banned gatherings around the schools that were closed Friday, but the measure appears to have had little effect.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of gatherings
Noun
  • Just note that panels are sold individually, so double-check your quantity before checkout.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of panels

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“Assemblies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemblies. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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