1
as in loads
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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2
as in hunks
a small uneven mass
a little chunk of dirt
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Recent Examples of chunks
The president said that his administration would have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner shed chunks of itself.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Offerman, whose role provides a framework for the plot, spends chunks of rehearsal watching.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Launched in 2024, the business aims to automate large chunks of the relationship between home services companies offering help in areas such as HVAC, plumbing and electrical services and their customers.
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David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Last year, after missing chunks of training camp, he was sidelined for 14 games with hamstring, calf and groin injuries.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
But recent photos of the pool show that the blue sealant has started to peel away, leaving chunks floating at the surface, while algae growth has turned the water green.
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Lauren Zola,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Cut the peaches into chunks, cover them with bourbon, and let the mixture infuse in the refrigerator for four or five days.
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Gabi De La Rosa,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Like your raw seafood in chunks?
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Offerman, whose role provides a framework for the plot, spends chunks of rehearsal watching.
—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Launched in 2024, the business aims to automate large chunks of the relationship between home services companies offering help in areas such as HVAC, plumbing and electrical services and their customers.
—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Last year, after missing chunks of training camp, he was sidelined for 14 games with hamstring, calf and groin injuries.
—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
But recent photos of the pool show that the blue sealant has started to peel away, leaving chunks floating at the surface, while algae growth has turned the water green.
—
Lauren Zola,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Cut the peaches into chunks, cover them with bourbon, and let the mixture infuse in the refrigerator for four or five days.
—
Gabi De La Rosa,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Like your raw seafood in chunks?
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunks
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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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McCary also points out that shorter grass clippings are also less likely to form large or heavy clumps that might smother patches of lawn.
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Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
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The aim is to cut greenhouse gases from roughly 350,000 tons of organic waste a year and help Los Angeles finally comply with California’s ambitious Senate Bill 1383 composting mandates.
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There are tons of mice out there with an entire keypad’s worth of thumb buttons — the Razer Naga pioneered the genre.
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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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Burnham’s victory piles pressure on Starmer to quit Burnham will head to London to be sworn in as a lawmaker as soon as Monday.
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This post was originally published on June 18 Bitcoin has struggled this year as the artificial intelligence investment boom piles pressure on crypto (even as BlackRock issues a massive $9 trillion prediction).
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
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About three dozen employees, by Caceres' estimate, made their way to the parking lot on one side of the facility.
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At least a dozen upcoming Catalan animation titles bid fair for international sales.
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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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Lenders will take the keys and private equity will take its lumps, as designed.
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“Chunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunks. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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