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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
This sweet and spicy guacamole contains chunks of golden mango mixed with a combination of jalapeño peppers and habanero pepper purée, plus onion, red bell pepper, cilantro, and, of course, Hass variety avocados.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
Split up focus time into 5-minute increments with breaks in between and longer tasks into small chunks.
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Liz Regalia,
Parents,
23 June 2026
Photos of the pool show the blue sealant has started to peel away, leaving chunks floating at the surface.
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Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Its super sedan, the SU7 Ultra, was the fastest EV in the track’s history for a chunk of last year.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
Split up focus time into 5-minute increments with breaks in between and longer tasks into small chunks.
—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
23 June 2026
Photos of the pool show the blue sealant has started to peel away, leaving chunks floating at the surface.
—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Its super sedan, the SU7 Ultra, was the fastest EV in the track’s history for a chunk of last year.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
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So far this year, 17 tons of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have been seized in the Pacific region – more than three times the total across the whole of last year, according to the Australian Federal Police.
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines and essential supplies, were ready to depart for Caracas.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
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Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
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On a Monday evening in Cranford, dozens of families gather around a 40-foot-TV to teach their children a lesson about screens.
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The city's Department of Building and Safety opened the probe on June 17, the same day a fire tore through dozens of solar panels on the roof of the 500,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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But Carron happily pointed to a pile of recycled asphalt that has a different plan.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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