as in agglutination
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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Noun
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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 -
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
Verb
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But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Isabelle recommends selecting two to three hero colors and incorporating them throughout the tablescape (bonus points if there’s cohesion with the food and bevs!).—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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Although the administration claims that allowing trans individuals to serve would negatively affect the military’s lethality, readiness and cohesion, the plaintiffs in these cases — and federal judges reviewing legal challenges to the policy — have disagreed.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
Verb
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After easily stopping Thanos and Nam-gyu from curb-stomping Ming-gyu at lunch, In-ho earns a lot of people’s respect.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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In a similar vein, Malloy’s musical score is almost anonymously eclectic — wistful ballads, stomping pop, a smattering of EDM — but threaded through with enough strains of Russian folk and klezmer to suggest a sense of place.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Especially, in today’s digital world, where children often find their first communities on social media or gaming apps, intentional family bonding is much needed.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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In corporate America there is immense pressure to drink with colleagues and professional contacts as a means of bonding.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Clumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumping. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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