1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in crowding
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 bunching
Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026
According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
In a 3-1 loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This set, which includes a quilt and matching shams, features a box-stitch pattern that prevents fill from bunching.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Athletes and outdoor lovers will appreciate that the underarm gussets promote mobility, while rolled forward shoulder seams help to prevent bunching and chafing underneath backpack straps.
—Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s finished with blue trim for a pop of color, and the plush all-season comforter is quilted to keep the fill evenly distributed without bunching.
—Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026
According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
In a 3-1 loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This set, which includes a quilt and matching shams, features a box-stitch pattern that prevents fill from bunching.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Athletes and outdoor lovers will appreciate that the underarm gussets promote mobility, while rolled forward shoulder seams help to prevent bunching and chafing underneath backpack straps.
—Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s finished with blue trim for a pop of color, and the plush all-season comforter is quilted to keep the fill evenly distributed without bunching.
—Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunching
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Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The cups also feature a more angular design, visibly protruding rather than gradually curving.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2026
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Opening the first Kudhva tent accommodations in the US certainly seems like an answer to the call for distinctive glamping that stands out in a crowding marketplace.—
C.C. Weiss
May 27,
New Atlas,
27 May 2026
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Still, the peak months for crowding are yet to come.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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In partnership with Underdog, a popular daily fantasy sports (DFS) and pick'em betting platform, Brooks revealed a one-of-a-kind board game poking fun at SGA.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Plenty of skilled directors can manipulate tension and fear while still poking us toward nervous laughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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There were women like her—some Indigenous and some African-looking sorrowful in their coarse linen shifts, huddling together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Executives and coaches, huddling in a hushed room, mull a decision.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
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And, soon, the OCFA crew learns that one of three storage tanks at the plant — one that contains the chemical methyl methacrylate, or MMA — is bulging.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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The top of my head had been level with the bulging briefcase the girl had tucked under her arm.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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After more than four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion has morphed into a grinding war of attrition where soldiers are being killed en masse, financial losses are piling up and Kyiv has started to liberate more land than Moscow has seized.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In the new Hubble image, some of the gas on the outer edge of M88 can be seen compressing and piling up.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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“Bunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunching. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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