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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air
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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clumps
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Mow Only When Grass Is Dry Wet grass clippings cling to mower blades and fall in clumps on the surface of the turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
The wildflower meadows show clumps of poppies, as well as bluebells and yellow tidytips.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
When spreading make sure to not have any clumps or needles stuck together.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
Fragments of bodies, including clumps of flesh and part of a jaw, were placed in a plastic bag.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Soon, clumps started falling out in her hands.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
But in the dark, Yara was just trying their best not to trip over young clumps of prickly pear.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Allison Deangelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Plant the clumps along a sunny or partly sunny border.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Mow Only When Grass Is Dry Wet grass clippings cling to mower blades and fall in clumps on the surface of the turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
The wildflower meadows show clumps of poppies, as well as bluebells and yellow tidytips.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
When spreading make sure to not have any clumps or needles stuck together.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
Fragments of bodies, including clumps of flesh and part of a jaw, were placed in a plastic bag.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Soon, clumps started falling out in her hands.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
But in the dark, Yara was just trying their best not to trip over young clumps of prickly pear.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Verb
Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumps
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The numerous bright red dots strewn around M88’s spiral arms are old stars, while the pink and blue represent star clusters and dust clouds.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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And the green, gorgeous Honeydew Smash ($19) boasts the gem-like tint of Midori Melon Liqueur, made with both Dos Hombres Tequila and Mezcal and finished with a garnish of fruity melon chunks.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Red Velvet Cake Batter is loaded with massive chunks of red velvet cake and swirls of cream cheese frosting.—
Tristan Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Starlink has a significant head start in the broadband megaconstellation race, with SpaceX launching fresh batches weekly or even more frequently on its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket while also preparing to launch bigger payloads on the Starship rocket, which is currently under development.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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In the closing moments, Godzilla stomps his way to the Statue of Liberty, setting his sights on New York City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ellie stomps back to the crew mess to whine about it to Jenna and Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Not as punishment, but to better know our playing grounds and appreciate the big and small things—like freeing wads of vegetation from an undercarriage—that turn a field into a stage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Cubans have long been accustomed to shopping with wads of cash stuffed into bags after compounding bouts of soaring inflation.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first robot stumbles on aluminum debris, its wheels furiously trying to get traction and move around the obstacle.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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These features facilitate a more flexible cooking that works better for arrays of ingredients.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Because orbital data centers, in theory, require huge amounts of infrastructure like giant solar arrays, to be launched into space, the V3’s upgraded carrying capacity is essential.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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“Clumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumps. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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