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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in huddled
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 bunched
Some 40 or 50 two and three-week-old calves bunched up and dropped behind the main body of caribou, and the black wolf was soon among them.
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Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
And suddenly there’s traffic in their rear-view mirror, with four teams bunched no more than three points behind them in the Western Conference standings entering Sunday.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
For the next two hours, the whales remained bunched together.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The high waist bunched a little when seated, but it was hardly cause for breaking focus when attempting an inversion (the whipping wind, however, was another story).
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Punch still sleeps with his toy every night, but Mizushina said the next thing keepers want to see is Punch bunched up with other monkeys to sleep.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
And suddenly there’s traffic in their rear-view mirror, with four teams bunched no more than three points behind them in the Western Conference standings entering Sunday.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
For the next two hours, the whales remained bunched together.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
—Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The high waist bunched a little when seated, but it was hardly cause for breaking focus when attempting an inversion (the whipping wind, however, was another story).
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Punch still sleeps with his toy every night, but Mizushina said the next thing keepers want to see is Punch bunched up with other monkeys to sleep.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunched
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Or if a finger was so sliced open that the bone protruded.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Big, waxy flowers called lobster claws protruded from thick stalks.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Things are scary right now, but the Plums are still high school girls, huddled together in a strange place, their adrenaline levels high and their supervision levels suddenly low.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wrencher said Russell once tied her to a chair, poked her with a knife, and threatened to burn the house down, the son said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Both characteristics were on full display when Drasner hit the local airwaves with a television commercial that promoted The News and poked fun at one of its upstart rivals.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Democratic primary field will likely be crowded.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The space is now crowded with other big names.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the years to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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And after injuries piled up in Cleveland, the Browns voided his contract.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Areas to Visit The Settlement Despite being the second-largest island in the British Virgin Islands, Anegada has fewer than 500 permanent residents, most of whom are clustered in The Settlement, the island's only town.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Graham’s lean operation—rows of open-air basins clustered a stone’s throw from the shore in Moss Landing, California—requires little input beyond sunlight and ocean water.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Bunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunched. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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