clustered
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɫəstɝd// UK //klˈʌstəd// clus·tered
adj. growing or gathered together in a small, tight group. You use this to describe things that are very close to each other in one spot.
adj. positioned or occurring in a close group or bunch. Often used to describe data points, physical objects, or people gathered in a specific area.
The small houses are clustered together on the hillside.
The researchers noticed that the cases of the virus were clustered in just three specific neighborhoods.
The telescope revealed a sky filled with clustered galaxies, each containing billions of stars held together by their mutual gravitational pull.
Usage
Often used with the adverb 'together' or followed by the preposition 'around'.