clutter (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter (up)
Verb
  • With few nearby cities and little on-property lighting, there's not a lot of light pollution obstructing your view of the stars from this International Dark Sky Park.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The video begins with Ross in front of the vehicle driven by Good, who had stopped her burgundy SUV perpendicular to the street, obstructing the flow of traffic.
    Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The more Austinites have expanded the surface area of lakes — by damming up the Colorado River with various degrees of success from 1893 to 1960 — the more moisture was available to evaporate into the air.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But a combination of river damming, habitat destruction, overfishing and pollution has caused numbers of the southern residents’ preferred prey, Chinook salmon, to plummet since the 1980s.
    Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • On third-and-1 with seven seconds left, Schakel took the snap and tried to spike the ball, which would have stopped the clock and given his team one final play to go for the win.
    Alex Valdes, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Among those who do use an advisor, 26% are considering switching and 18% may stop using an advisor altogether.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Puncerelli explains that lightweight, non-comedogenic oils can help replenish moisture without clogging hair follicles or weighing hair down.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
  • After all, nothing can clog up matters like that.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Black Apple closes Springdale taproom SPRINGDALE -- Black Apple Hard Cider has closed its taproom on East Emma Street, a company founder confirmed Tuesday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At West Ham, Nuno has aligned himself with a club where the problems run so much deeper than merely trying to prevent the chilly fingers of relegation from closing round their neck.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Clutter (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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