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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clump
Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
This smooths out the distribution of axions within galaxies, preventing the formation of smaller clumps and ultra-dense cores.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
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Noun
If soil clumps fall apart between your fingers or the texture is dusty, the soil is too dry and more water is needed.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
This smooths out the distribution of axions within galaxies, preventing the formation of smaller clumps and ultra-dense cores.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Verb
Blood clots are clumped together by thread-like proteins called fibrin.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
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The team’s genetic analysis focused on the Hox cluster: a family of genes found widely across the animal kingdom that fundamentally control an organism’s physical development.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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In 2019, the CDC identified 22 outbreaks with the largest in two separate clusters in New York — 412 in New York state and 702 in New York City.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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That being said, this might be the one Philadelphia roster that can absorb a prolonged Embiid absence during the regular season, should the big man continue to miss chunks of games.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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That's a group that makes up a big chunk of Trump's political base.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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All week, campers were shuffled from one activity to the next, mixing games, prayers and church services with lectures that coincide with lessons from the Bible.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Guevara, 47, has been shuffled through three detention sites despite Immigration Judge James Ward’s decision to grant him bond on July 1, according to The Associated Press.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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Either way, prepare a big batch of yellow lemonade and place it in a large drink dispenser.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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One member of this year’s batch has roots in San Diego County.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Denver posted a 16-4 mark through the spring of ’23, sweeping the Lakers, then stomping the Heat in The Finals to finally reach the NBA’s summit.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Footage shared online shows the woman stomping her feet and kicking her legs from the ground.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Seeing a bike race in person, seeing the riders, asking for autographs — my parents still have a jersey that was signed by a bunch of people — and that was a pivotal moment.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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From hiring Mike Vrabel to be their new head coach to a bunch of aggressive roster moves to improve, the Patriots are looking to take a jump back into playoff contention.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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