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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
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
The clumps look best when planted in groups for maximum impact.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
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John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
The envelopes of material around these infant stars eventually form clumps that gather more and more mass to become planets.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
In the spring, apply a balanced fertilizer to support healthy development, and after winter, cut the stems back to the ground, dividing the root clumps every three years.
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Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 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.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 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.
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Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.
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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.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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McCary also points out that shorter grass clippings are also less likely to form large or heavy clumps that might smother patches of lawn.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
The clumps look best when planted in groups for maximum impact.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
The envelopes of material around these infant stars eventually form clumps that gather more and more mass to become planets.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
In the spring, apply a balanced fertilizer to support healthy development, and after winter, cut the stems back to the ground, dividing the root clumps every three years.
—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 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
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.
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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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This medium-sized, rounded tree is appreciated for its fragrant white flower clusters in mid-to-late spring and year-round features.
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The first chapter of the AI investment cycle — the infrastructure buildout of GPU clusters, data centers, and networking fabric that drove NVIDIA's stock up several hundred percent and established the semiconductor complex as one of the decade's defining trades — is not over.
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Like your raw seafood in chunks?
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The Israeli military took over large portions of Gaza as part of a broad invasion, and later seized control of chunks of Lebanon and Syria.
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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.
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.
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Smaller batches typically mean more experimentation — the kind of one-off lagers, seasonal releases and limited tap-only pours that don’t make sense to package and ship across a wide distribution footprint.
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The cookies are made fresh daily in small batches with simple ingredients.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
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Suddenly, the trees part and a Tyrannosaurus rex stomps into view.
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Set in the evening, the scene broods as an unknown figure, only identifiable by his terrible Lego haircut and furry boots, stomps toward the Stallion Saloon.
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The 937-pound (425-kilogram) spacecraft will launch into an initial testing orbit on June 27 and perform a series of checkouts to ensure that its basic systems (three main engines, 16 reaction control thrusters, solar arrays, robotic arms) are all working properly.
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At that time, engineers were racing to piece together the Link satellite from a mix of structural components, fuel tanks, solar arrays, thrusters, and robotic arms designed to grab onto Swift more than 200 miles above the planet.
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
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“Clumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumps. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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