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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod
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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
faced with the task of burying his beloved wife in the cold, hard clod of the frontier
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Recent Examples of clod
Maybe she is confused by this flat new geography of polished wood and granite with no trace of lumps or clods, where nothing is spongy.
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María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The result was a dry product not unlike clod.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
But that’s just one clod’s opinion.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
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María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The result was a dry product not unlike clod.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
But that’s just one clod’s opinion.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clod
Noun
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The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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And now, to MLB's chagrin, this uniform issue has bled over to a not-small chunk of the American public.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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If using a commercial houseplant soil, add some extra perlite and/or orchid bark to lighten it up a bit.—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Sensors give engineers more ways to see inside concrete, steel, soil and water, turning some surprise closures into repairs planned months earlier.—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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One is debt settlement, which involves negotiating with the creditor or debt collector on a lump-sum settlement amount that's less than the full amount owed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The most common symptom of male breast cancer is a hard, painless lump located directly behind or near the nipple, according to experts.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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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.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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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!—
Kelly Martinez,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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All of us — probably the Newsoms included — will just have to wait to see if the fine-tooth combs of the feds pick up any dirt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Body oils, dead skin, dirt, soap scum, mineral deposits, hard water stains, and mold can stick to the walls, door, grout, and floor, leaving a grimy film.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Many walk away losers while riding the gambling lightning.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The loser of the WVU-Troy game will be eliminated from the College World Series.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
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The envelopes of material around these infant stars eventually form clumps that gather more and more mass to become planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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“Clod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clod. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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