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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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as in lumpy
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
the soil was a little too clumpy to make for a good garden
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Recent Examples of clump
Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
But more often than not, my efforts (or lack thereof) result in clumps of plants in some areas, and bare sections in others.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Stars can only form when gas is cool enough to clump together in overly dense patches, which is why scientists are particularly interested in how the Phoenix cluster forms stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
At the top, a pair of drongos about the size of robins landed in a clump of heliotrope beside me, then flew off.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
But more often than not, my efforts (or lack thereof) result in clumps of plants in some areas, and bare sections in others.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
The one-legged protagonist (sung by a two-legged tenor) is a man of limited mobility who tends to clump on deck and deliver his arias, so the frantic movement that takes place around him becomes essential.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Stars can only form when gas is cool enough to clump together in overly dense patches, which is why scientists are particularly interested in how the Phoenix cluster forms stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
Noun
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For instance, in 2015, Texas A&M scientists found that implanting electrodes into a cockroach's ganglion (the neuron cluster that controls its front legs) was remarkably effective at successfully steering the roaches 60 percent of the time.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Look to the southern sky to find it near both Mars and the Beehive Cluster (M44), one of the closest open star clusters to the solar system.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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But all of that is in peril this year as President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariff policies threaten to halt a big chunk of global trade.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In recent months though, and as the weather’s picked up, another style of jeans has been shuffling their way onto our moodboards.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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No more shuffling through your wallet for cash or a credit card.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The burritos are often lumpy, with big boulders that stretch the tortilla to its limits.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But business workflows can get lumpy and suffer from disruptions.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 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
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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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In busting the thing up to rebuild it, Holmes and Ellis have drained away much of the smart, replacing it with hard nudges to the ribs, tedious hat tips to contemporary sensibilities, and unnecessary lumps of earnest character biography.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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As Chauncey Billups took his lumps throughout his first three seasons as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, those behind the scenes saw more than a massive number of losses.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Between swapping lines, the two stomped along in rhythm as pyrotechnics framed the stage in flames.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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The material is also thick enough to feel supportive but lightweight enough to wear year-round.—
Susan Brickell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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That model, nicknamed iPhone 17 Air, will be super-slim, as little as 5.5mm thick.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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