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to move heavily or clumsily
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Recent Examples of clumping
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Its box stitching prevents the fill from clumping or shifting, eliminating cold spots and keeping the comforter evenly fluffy.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
The topper is generously filled and thoughtfully constructed, with a box-stitch design that keeps the down evenly distributed—no clumping or shifting.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
Use a low heat setting and include tennis balls or dryer balls to prevent clumping.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Ginger may also support healthy blood flow by reducing platelet aggregation (the clumping of blood cells that can constrict blood flow, leading to blood clots).
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Taking the powder straight up might also mean some clumping around the gums, which can only help with absorption and increase benefits.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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
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
Its box stitching prevents the fill from clumping or shifting, eliminating cold spots and keeping the comforter evenly fluffy.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
The topper is generously filled and thoughtfully constructed, with a box-stitch design that keeps the down evenly distributed—no clumping or shifting.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
Use a low heat setting and include tennis balls or dryer balls to prevent clumping.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Ginger may also support healthy blood flow by reducing platelet aggregation (the clumping of blood cells that can constrict blood flow, leading to blood clots).
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Taking the powder straight up might also mean some clumping around the gums, which can only help with absorption and increase benefits.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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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Even when the locals lost faith, Villa remained focused, forever shuffling side to side and defending with the same urgency.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Go on a street food tour Street food tours are great things to do in Sicily and a fabulous alternative to hours of shuffling through museums.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investments in education also empowers countries, ushering in economic prosperity and social cohesion.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Han will be posted up by the Milennium Falcon and/or Oga’s Cantina, Luke will be stomping his Chanel boots in the marketplace, and Darth Vader will be force-choking dads in Grumpy tees.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the people watching, from the tailgating to the communal divot stomping, full of dramatic sun dresses and hats with flourishes, seersucker suits and, yes, hats with flourishes.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Linked by amide groups that promote hydrogen bonding, TISQ can spontaneously self-assemble into distinct nanoscale structures, potentially offering a more stable route to built-in p/n heterojunctions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Brine is applied before a storm to help prevent snow and ice from bonding to the pavement, which makes plowing and salting more effective later.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These are just some of the most prominent, powerful bootlickers stumbling right now on their own deceit and desperation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Russians had made a mistake, with Sikharulidze stumbling out of a double axel.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The design also improves interlayer adhesion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Primer also preps the surface by hiding stains and aiding with paint adhesion.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Clumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumping. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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