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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
Big Think, 11 Apr. 2026
The plant is a clump-forming fern with arching stems.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
Her ’60s clumped lashes and coiffed hair, for example, are still highly referenced today.
—Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The densest, coldest clumps of gas contract first, drawing in larger and larger amounts of matter onto them.
—Big Think, 11 Apr. 2026
The plant is a clump-forming fern with arching stems.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rake the spot again to break up clumping soil and smooth it out.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
Her ’60s clumped lashes and coiffed hair, for example, are still highly referenced today.
—Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
Noun
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Over decades, Europe built up dense industrial clusters that link chemicals and manufacturing, but as final production increasingly moves abroad, the model has become harder to sustain.—
Marilen Martin,
Bloomberg,
15 Apr. 2026
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Native pitcher plants grow in clusters in the wetlands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead of committing a massive chunk of capital to a single trade right out of the gate, separating your entries, and even spreading them across different expirations on the same stock, is a fantastic way to mitigate concentration risk.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The notion of the swaggering state swallowing a chunk of its resistant neighbor is completely far-fetched.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins are shuffling off to Buffalo.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Kequn had been sourcing the ants from Mwangi, allegedly paying 60,000 Kenyan shillings ($463) for an initial batch of 600 ants, and 70,000 shillings ($540) for another batch of 700.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the time, chocolate was made in small batches, was expensive and not something everyone could afford to buy, ZIegler said.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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At that point in time, Ari had also developed a lump in her neck.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s the sound of clogs slowly stomping back into the spotlight.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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For pretty much every gamer alive today, those first few notes induce an almost Pavlovian response — sparking an urge to grab a controller on your lap that isn’t actually there and bringing to mind comfortable, warm memories of stomping Goombas and riding Yoshi on a quest to save Princess Peach.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The squads have scrimmaged each other a bunch — and even have some connective tissue in Brandt Bronico, who is now with CLTFC but played for the Independence for a time — but never in a real setting like this one.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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This recipe relies on a cheesy boost of flavor with a generous amount of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese folded into the meatballs and a hunk of the cheese rind added to the broth for more umami depth.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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And perhaps this whole saga illuminates another reason why voters prefer to make young hunks wait until their late 30s, as Jordan did, to get their Oscar — to teach them humility.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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