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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clump
Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
But more often than not, my efforts (or lack thereof) result in clumps of plants in some areas, and bare sections in others.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Stars can only form when gas is cool enough to clump together in overly dense patches, which is why scientists are particularly interested in how the Phoenix cluster forms stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
At the top, a pair of drongos about the size of robins landed in a clump of heliotrope beside me, then flew off.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
But more often than not, my efforts (or lack thereof) result in clumps of plants in some areas, and bare sections in others.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
The one-legged protagonist (sung by a two-legged tenor) is a man of limited mobility who tends to clump on deck and deliver his arias, so the frantic movement that takes place around him becomes essential.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Stars can only form when gas is cool enough to clump together in overly dense patches, which is why scientists are particularly interested in how the Phoenix cluster forms stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
Noun
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For instance, in 2015, Texas A&M scientists found that implanting electrodes into a cockroach's ganglion (the neuron cluster that controls its front legs) was remarkably effective at successfully steering the roaches 60 percent of the time.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Look to the southern sky to find it near both Mars and the Beehive Cluster (M44), one of the closest open star clusters to the solar system.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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This is a big part of playoff hockey, something that is new to a good chunk of this group.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In recent months though, and as the weather’s picked up, another style of jeans has been shuffling their way onto our moodboards.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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No more shuffling through your wallet for cash or a credit card.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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That means pharmacies and facilities that sell batches of the medication could face FDA enforcement.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In busting the thing up to rebuild it, Holmes and Ellis have drained away much of the smart, replacing it with hard nudges to the ribs, tedious hat tips to contemporary sensibilities, and unnecessary lumps of earnest character biography.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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As Chauncey Billups took his lumps throughout his first three seasons as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, those behind the scenes saw more than a massive number of losses.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And in the end, the untouched bread is stomped into the ground.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Balor stomped Mysterio, seemingly signaling a forthcoming break-up of the two longtime partners.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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New cast members include Oscar nominee Allison Janney, Italian hunk Michele Morrone, and Glee star Alex Newell.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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As a result, and unlike most hunks of space junk that re-enter, this half-ton oven-sized beast is likely to impact the surface of Earth.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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