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noun

ˈbənch How to pronounce bunch (audio)
Definition of bunchnext
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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday

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2
as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit bought a bunch of grapes

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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place

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as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something a bunch in the blanket

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as in dozen
a considerable amount I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad

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bunch

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verb

1
as in to poke
to extend outward beyond a usual point the dress bunches a bit at the waist

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as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up

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Recent Examples of bunch
Noun
The almost Bachelorette and most famous of the bunch now vows to find her success on her own. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 July 2026 After pulling off their biggest heist yet, a gorgeous con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy, a true joy in the role) and her equally gorgeous con-artist hubby Cary (Drew Starkey) down a bunch of shots, look adoringly at each other and party hard. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Verb
In the bottom of the inning, the A’s also bunched four hits, including a Colby Thomas home run, to take a 3-2 lead. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Stewart wore the jacket bunched at the sleeves and layered over a plunging black bra with the same gold hardware at the center of the bust. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunch
  1. crowd
  2. batch
  3. group
  4. projection
  5. dozen
  6. poke
  7. huddle
  8. pack
Noun
  • By evening, crowds overflowed outside the site and spilled onto the streets and lanes.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The Tesla Diner is one year old as crowds lined up to charge at the highest-usage Supercharger in the world.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • The company scrambled to placate the brands with new demonetization policies, stripping ads from huge batches of videos.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • So a new batch is freshly made on a weekly basis at all the locations.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Last December, Berman outdid himself, landing $867 million in financing from a group of lenders that include Apollo Global and JPMorgan Chase to convert a 1960s-era office building at 111 Wall Street.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • The adjoining 14-screen multiplex that will become an Alamo will also retain 35mm capabilities to showcase archival film prints and will house several premium format screens with immersive audio and 4K laser projection, including 70mm capabilities.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • The complex will retain 35MM capabilities to showcase archival film prints and house several premium-format screens with immersive audio and 4K laser projection, including 70MM.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of projection
Noun
  • Two men once picked up Chaudhary and a friend and drove them against their will to a hostel an hour away, where more than a dozen other men were waiting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Definition of dozen
Verb
  • Her breasts poke at the thin fabric of her gown, and there are shadows in the folds of the bed linen.
    — Diane Williams, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • This included one of their players poking a finger into the ear of the Belgian penalty-spot protector Diego Moreira, and responding to the reactionary elbow to the tummy by going down, and staying down, on top of the penalty mark.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of poke
Verb
  • One year and two days after Walker started his program in Springfield, the Cardinals huddled in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field on July 4.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • In some, writers huddle under blankets in chairs watching playbacks of action sequences.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of huddle
Noun
  • On Thursdays, Ollie adds a pack of Hubba Bubba or AirHeads gum to the mix.
    — Erika Janes, Curbed, 17 July 2026
  • Both beverages are sold in 12-packs and made in America—Barron’s in Palm Beach, Florida, and Kai’s in Newport Beach, California.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
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