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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings
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as in commotion
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clutter created by the exhibitors setting up for the annual state fair
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as in to burden
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as in to disarray
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Recent Examples of clutter
Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Effective passive mediation works by letting your mind empty of cluttering worries, like turning off a nosy kitchen fan or muting blaring music emanating from your teen’s bedroom.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
One screen, less clutter, and a smarter deal all around.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Also present is Olivia (Emma Suarez), Sofia’s stepmother and soon to be Timoleon’s ex-wife, plus a host of friends, foes and in-between acquaintances who clutter the story without really advancing it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Effective passive mediation works by letting your mind empty of cluttering worries, like turning off a nosy kitchen fan or muting blaring music emanating from your teen’s bedroom.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
Verb
Ferret out expired, empty and unused products that create clutter in the bathroom.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
One screen, less clutter, and a smarter deal all around.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
Noun
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Oprah Winfrey, who popped up earlier in the week at Ralph Lauren's fashion show, caused quite the commotion with her appearance at Christian Siriano's runway show Friday.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the commotion was enough to startle the bear.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, these remain notably above pre-COVID levels, and are proving a further strain on household budgets already burdened by surging utility costs and elevated inflation.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.—
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
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This drugstore find offers audacious shine, unmatched hydration, and 10 buildable shades (and not just the can’t-keep-in-stock Rum Raisin) that work across a very wide variety of complexions.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both Italy and Spain claim to be the birthplace of this variety, but according to the grape geneticists, Spain appears to be the most likely place of origin.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic for potential development this week.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This works fine in development, but in production, latency and network overhead pile up fast.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Issues pile up The first several years in Sage Crossing were relatively peaceful, Daniels said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What was meant to be constructive ends up muddled.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the Royals and Guardians play each other this week, which muddles up the math a little bit (especially if Kansas City wins the series and hops the Guardians for second place).—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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