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to move heavily or clumsily
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Recent Examples of clumping
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Cleaner homes start here—this natural tofu litter delivers powerful clumping, low dust and easy odor control for happier cats and happier humans.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Use gentle detergent, extra rinse cycles, and dry thoroughly with dryer balls to prevent clumping.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
This unique shape kept them from clumping.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Baker reported that the pillows have kept up their shape without clumping.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Air-dry flat to prevent insulation from clumping or fabric from snagging or pilling.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Plus the formula is fast-drying, to prevent flaking and smudging, with a small fiber brush that coats each lash while keeping clumping at bay.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Using this approach, the researchers could pinpoint how CBD content, particle clumping, and binder ratios affect ion flow and stability.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Generous clusters of aromatic flowers in lavender-blue, violet and purple grow on clumping plants to a height and girth of three feet.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Their clumping habit looks great in planting beds or pots, and hungry critters such as bunnies tend to steer clear of its pungent flavor.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Cleaner homes start here—this natural tofu litter delivers powerful clumping, low dust and easy odor control for happier cats and happier humans.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Use gentle detergent, extra rinse cycles, and dry thoroughly with dryer balls to prevent clumping.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
This unique shape kept them from clumping.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Baker reported that the pillows have kept up their shape without clumping.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Air-dry flat to prevent insulation from clumping or fabric from snagging or pilling.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Plus the formula is fast-drying, to prevent flaking and smudging, with a small fiber brush that coats each lash while keeping clumping at bay.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Using this approach, the researchers could pinpoint how CBD content, particle clumping, and binder ratios affect ion flow and stability.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Generous clusters of aromatic flowers in lavender-blue, violet and purple grow on clumping plants to a height and girth of three feet.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumping
Noun
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Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.—
JASON FARAGO,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2017
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If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.—
Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2016
Verb
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The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up.—
Lia Picard,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some line shuffling by Warsofsky worked.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There was cohesion in the midfield.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even the slice of cold, waxy cheese, mashed into a spoonful of tartare, manages to impart a sense of cohesion and even lusciousness.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So, let’s circle back to the original question on stomping.—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The goal will change depending on the game — whether that’s collecting tokens, moving pieces on a board, stomping Goombas, or putting a ball in a hoop hanging 10 feet above the ground.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Several other proposals and a bonding bill could carry a price tag this session.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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As Venus and Uranus harmonize, rule-breaking is a bonding activity.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yas is not stumbling into evil unwittingly or being forced by circumstance.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video from that night shows a man wearing a Blackhawks jersey entering the store, then stumbling out before a struggle spilled into the street.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That is a process called adhesion.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The design also improves interlayer adhesion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Clumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumping. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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