cluttering (up)

present participle of clutter (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttering (up)
Verb
  • Workslop, much like Shrimp Jesus or those big-eyed crying cats clogging your social feeds, has a patina of human craftsmanship.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure Real-Time Inputs Are Accurate And Representative When AI consumes real-time data, flawed inputs can spread bias and errors instantly, halting progress like grit clogging a gear.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In two felony counts, Comey indicted for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Withers was booked into the Pulaski County jail on charges of fleeing and obstructing government operations, both misdemeanors, and was released Saturday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ted Danson’s Sam Malone is closing up the show’s titular bar for the night when a man walks up to its distinctive wooden door hoping to get a drink.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The tax was expected to rise to 4% and was meant to ensure rich corporations and people paid their fair share, to improve tax fairness and to reduce the deficit by closing loopholes.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Teams have no choice but to continue to throw numbers at stopping the run.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even younger crossover acts like the Marías are leaning into the circuit, plugging into festivals and city stops once seen as add-ons but now treated as essential anchors of their global strategy.
    Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Industry executives such as Aravind Kamireddy grasp the reality that plugging the talent gap is not an overnight solution but rather a strategic need.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cluttering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttering%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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