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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
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Mowing wet grass is messy, sticking to your mower and leaving behind clumps on your lawn that can harbor viruses and look bad.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
And finally, this means that there would be some point in the Universe’s history, after atoms had formed, where gravitation pulled this matter together into clumps, leading to the formation of stars and galaxies for the first time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hidden inside his backpack were clear plastic baggies with small clumps of reddish plant material that contained Fusarium graminearum, a type of fungus that can cause diseases in crops.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Place the tubers upside down, allowing plenty of space between the clumps.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Mowing wet grass is messy, sticking to your mower and leaving behind clumps on your lawn that can harbor viruses and look bad.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
And finally, this means that there would be some point in the Universe’s history, after atoms had formed, where gravitation pulled this matter together into clumps, leading to the formation of stars and galaxies for the first time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hidden inside his backpack were clear plastic baggies with small clumps of reddish plant material that contained Fusarium graminearum, a type of fungus that can cause diseases in crops.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its placement in the rankings highlights how coastal areas of China invest in large-scale infrastructure to support their dense urban and industrial clusters.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The maintenance of this expertise took dedicated chunks of time that had to be spread over lengthy and secure careers.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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This shock vaporized chunks of the industrial bases of nations around the world, including the United States.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.—
Amy E. Stambach,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sales pitch included the possibility to order small batches, starting from 300 pieces and the possibility to import into Europe with zero percent tax.—
Ellen Groves,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Working in 2 batches, cook sandwiches until toasted and cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mussolini stomps and swirls around, the camera keeping him and his increasingly frenzied supporters in sight.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Everyone gathered around to help flip the meat, stuffing wads of lettuce wraps into their cheeks and washing it down with soju.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These cheerful yellow dishes remind us of our grandparents’ tablescapes with colorful arrays of roasted vegetables and desserts filled with fresh berries.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Until now, similar arrays held only hundreds of qubits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Clumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumps. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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