bunches 1 of 2

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

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bunches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bunch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bunches
Verb
Fatemian simply bunches each slice slightly, creating a ruffled, flower-like radish slice that is then inserted between the rest of the vegetables. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunches
Noun
  • Krekeler says the sales strategy is built around highlighting the emotional punch that Ku’damm 77 packs.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The aircraft features dual redundant motor windings and quad-redundant battery packs for enhanced safety.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Its placement in the rankings highlights how coastal areas of China invest in large-scale infrastructure to support their dense urban and industrial clusters.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Approximately 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died in the operation, which lasted 22 days, according to aid groups.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Most Marxist groups in Britain have spent at least some years inside the Labour Party, hoping to change it from within.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The unconventional seating arrangement at the venue allows for fans sitting in the surrounding sections to swarm around the singer with ease.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The recent protests were triggered by the deaths of several pregnant women following routine C-sections in the coastal city of Agadir, spotlighting the crumbling healthcare system.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Same question, loads of responses.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On Saturday, federal agents were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars near Broadview, Illinois, where anti-ICE crowds have been gathering for days and nearly a dozen people have been arrested.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Legendary Whitetails Women’s Pathfinder Performance Pants Shoulder seasons are the perfect time to explore the outdoors—lighter crowds and milder weather are right up my alley.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Bunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunches. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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