BEADED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

beaded

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past tense of bead

as in pelleted

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This explains why the isotopes are so well mixed rather than clumped, and also tells us that Bennu's parent probably formed not long after Jupiter did.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped?

— Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Definition of clumped

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Along the way, there are a smattering of sea days, typically bunched together in two- or three-day chunks.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
He's shifted the entire orchestra closer to the front of the stage at David Geffen Hall and had their seats bunched closer together.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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As former chair of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, Villavicencio helped pass legislation to disaggregate public health data for diverse AAPI groups that were otherwise lumped into a few major categories.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Barca’s debt figure is often exaggerated in some circles, with the club’s total liabilities lumped together in a manner not seen elsewhere.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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