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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
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.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Measures such as these help ease the stress of attendees bustling across the city from one appointment to the next, and hopefully help protect the models bunched backstage.
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Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
As the sun rose, the No 12 Cadillac of Louis Delétraz, Norman Nato and Will Stevens was well placed in the lead fight, before it got hit with a penalty for a slow zone infringement and the race’s second safety car with just under six hours left that bunched the field at the front.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
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CBS News,
3 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race.
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Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Towels left bunched up trap moisture, develop a musty smell and can transfer mildew to skin.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Measures such as these help ease the stress of attendees bustling across the city from one appointment to the next, and hopefully help protect the models bunched backstage.
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Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
As the sun rose, the No 12 Cadillac of Louis Delétraz, Norman Nato and Will Stevens was well placed in the lead fight, before it got hit with a penalty for a slow zone infringement and the race’s second safety car with just under six hours left that bunched the field at the front.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
—
CBS News,
3 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race.
—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Towels left bunched up trap moisture, develop a musty smell and can transfer mildew to skin.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunched
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The problem was that many of them protruded from the front of vehicles like miniature medieval weapons.
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In his right leg, Adin's tibia bone was broken in half and protruded through the skin.
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The former hedge fund manager huddled with the Fed’s then-chair, Jerome Powell, and the CEOs of systemically important banks in April to discuss the risks posed by Anthropic’s Mythos.
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In downtown Caracas, hundreds spent the night huddled in parks, parking lots and other open spaces.
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Griffin also poked at the cohosts in the immediate aftermath of Hasselbeck and former View moderator Rosie O'Donnell's legendary on-air fight in 2007, as Griffin was a guest host the following day and brought up the incident numerous times — which annoyed Walters in the moment.
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Late in the third, the Knights seemed to retake the lead after Pavel Dorofeyev poked home a loose puck.
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Others are crowded with dozens, sometimes hundreds, of companies all vying for attention with similar messaging, products and promises.
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For Brooklyn, those dates arrive with a roster still short in the middle and crowded on the wings.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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Floating markets drift past in longboats piled with tropical produce.
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Sliced tomatoes in several shades and sizes had been piled onto bread, one falling into the other like drunk pals.
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In 2014, researchers at the Fed documented the astonishing fact that stock market gains were increasingly clustered around the handful of days when the FOMC meetings take place.
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Three plants are clustered in the Gary region, including Gary Works.
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“Bunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunched. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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