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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod
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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
faced with the task of burying his beloved wife in the cold, hard clod of the frontier
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Recent Examples of clod
Maybe she is confused by this flat new geography of polished wood and granite with no trace of lumps or clods, where nothing is spongy.
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María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
The result was a dry product not unlike clod.
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J.c. Reid,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2026
But that’s just one clod’s opinion.
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New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
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Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
The result was a dry product not unlike clod.
—
J.c. Reid,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2026
But that’s just one clod’s opinion.
—
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clod
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The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.
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Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Foreman had infamously had chunks of his body cut and carved out before he was killed.
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If using a commercial houseplant soil, add some extra perlite and/or orchid bark to lighten it up a bit.
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Sensors give engineers more ways to see inside concrete, steel, soil and water, turning some surprise closures into repairs planned months earlier.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
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All of us — probably the Newsoms included — will just have to wait to see if the fine-tooth combs of the feds pick up any dirt.
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Body oils, dead skin, dirt, soap scum, mineral deposits, hard water stains, and mold can stick to the walls, door, grout, and floor, leaving a grimy film.
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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The loser of Saturday’s match in Kansas City will finish third in this group.
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Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
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Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
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“Clod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clod. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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