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as in ton
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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Recent Examples of chunk
Wendy's will be using chunks of strawberry Pop-Tarts Crunchy Poppers in its new Strawberry Frosty Fusion starting May 12.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
During the two most recent Starship launches, the vehicle's upper stage exploded over the Atlantic Ocean, showering chunks of debris across a wide stretch and creating a artificial meteor shower for people across The Bahamas and Florida's Space Coast.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
This is a big part of playoff hockey, something that is new to a good chunk of this group.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
During the two most recent Starship launches, the vehicle's upper stage exploded over the Atlantic Ocean, showering chunks of debris across a wide stretch and creating a artificial meteor shower for people across The Bahamas and Florida's Space Coast.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
This is a big part of playoff hockey, something that is new to a good chunk of this group.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
Noun
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Plus, the open backs will keep your feet feeling cool during tons of warm-weather activities.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
Noun
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There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
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The city of almost 52,000, carved into discontinuous clumps by unincorporated land, straddles the Denton-Collin county line. ▪ Anna, also in Collin, is a 30 minute drive east of Celina.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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The oversized brush grabs every lash for drama from root to tip, no clumps in sight.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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With hordes of German and Japanese investors figuratively waving wads of marks and yen at anyone offering dollars, the value of the U.S. dollar set new records.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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Obviously the Dodgers have set the standard in the last couple of offseasons, shelling out wads of deferred money to Shohei Ohtani and a wave of starting pitchers.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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More than two dozen people were rescued Saturday during a record-breaking heat wave as temperatures climbed to the high 90s in parts of Southern California.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Between 2017 and 2020, more than a dozen victims hired Randhawa to purchase airline tickets, paying him between $1,100 and $12,000 each, prosecutors said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Just a few months earlier, in November 2023, her fiancé (then boyfriend) discovered a blueberry-sized lump in her left breast.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Hemorrhoids appear as hard lumps and may cause pain, itching, and bleeding.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
6 May 2025
Noun
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By Sunday, Cole and his brother Devon were barbecuing in front of the pile of bricks that used to be his house.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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However, simply making the form available did not immediately clear the logjam, as servicers still had to wait for further guidance to process the pile of applications that had built up.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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