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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed
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as in moron
British
a stupid person
was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
phone lines clotted by Internet traffic
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot
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Recent Examples of clot
Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Platelets are cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Platelets are cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
The antibodies stick to the cells and set off a chain of events that clots blood, blocking its flow.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clot
Noun
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While red, inflamed skin was often seen as the norm, my flares—ranging from deep brown or purplish dry patches to clusters of tiny, itchy bumps—looked more like a disease to be feared and ashamed of rather than understood and treated.—
Raelle Kennedy,
Health,
12 May 2025
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This fungus cluster also generated airborne spores, infecting the soldiers.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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In the video, sunlight outside is blocked by a pair of curtains, but one tiny spot has streamed through—and Goose is completely fascinated by it.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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In that important malware blocking test, Norton achieved 9.7 out of 10 possible points, while Bitdefender came in with a mediocre 9.0 points.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2025
Verb
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One night our fifth grade son’s slightly spastic basketball team suddenly gelled.—
Drew Ramsey,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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So far, however, Mantzoukas’s high energy is gelling well with the show’s competitive bent.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
Noun
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If Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, can make its own reusable rocket fully operational, Amazon will start flinging satellites up into the sky in big batches as SpaceX does.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
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With the right systems in place, brands can move from batch production to real-time content orchestration across markets, channels and formats.—
Gully Flowers,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The city will rope off the chunk of Wall Price Keller Road linking Wagon Court and Ray White Road between May 25 and August 12 for construction.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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The stones came from Volyn Gems, the country’s only gem mine, which is still managing to unearth and bring to market sizeable chunks of topaz, quartz and heliodor beryl, despite much of the mainly male workforce being called up to the army.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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Additionally, Iman accused the Gonna Love Me singer of taking their kids out of school for no reason and willfully obstructing and interfering with his right to pick up the their kids on April 17.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 May 2025
Verb
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That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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But there was another possible explanation the company didn’t discuss: Blood could coagulate inside the filter if the dialysis machine’s flow rate was set too low.—
John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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