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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings
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2
as in commotion
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clutter created by the exhibitors setting up for the annual state fair
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as in to burden
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as in to disarray
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Recent Examples of clutter
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Declutter the Exterior Clutter outside your home is just as distracting as clutter inside.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Given the bill’s expansive definition of AI and the ubiquity of apps, websites and tools that include some degree of advanced computing, entities that want to comply with this right may clutter the internet with disclosures.
—Kevin Frazier, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Handling objects, moving through tight spaces and working around everyday clutter are still major challenges in robotics.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Declutter the Exterior Clutter outside your home is just as distracting as clutter inside.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
Those extra components do also clutter things up a bit.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
Given the bill’s expansive definition of AI and the ubiquity of apps, websites and tools that include some degree of advanced computing, entities that want to comply with this right may clutter the internet with disclosures.
—Kevin Frazier, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
Noun
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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This decision to stop progress on Be Fri came in late 2023, months after Toy Story prequel movie Lightyear was a box office misfire in light of right-wing pundits causing commotion over its same-gender kiss.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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The high-gloss finish of each nail also deserves some commotion.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When feeling crushed or burdened, take a micro-break.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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More than one in three West Virginia households is considered energy burdened, spending more than 6% of their income on electricity and other fuel costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.—
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
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Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The wood-and-metal finish blends effortlessly with a variety of styles.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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An active weather pattern returns by the end of the week due to a southerly wind, an increase in moisture, and a few different disturbances.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And after injuries piled up in Cleveland, the Browns voided his contract.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Runs piling up in the initial innings.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Player recruitment was muddled, managerial appointments flawed (Remi Garde lasted 147 days in that relegation season) and the team underperformed.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Cross-functional collaboration that isn’t muddled in hierarchy speeds up innovation.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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