clutters 1 of 2

noun

plural of clutter
1
as in jumbles
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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as in commotions
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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clutters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clutter
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as in fills

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as in muddles

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  1. jumbles
  2. commotions
  3. fills
  4. muddles
  5. assortments
  6. disturbances
  7. encumbers
  8. disrupts
Noun
  • 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
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumbles
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Verb
  • No queue fills up, nothing gets escalated, and the discrepancy waits until someone reconciles, if anyone does.
    — Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Stanichi fills the role left vacant after Josh Simon left Netflix as head of consumer products in August 2025 to join Funko as CEO.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fills
Verb
  • Our driving-city culture necessarily muddles or fuses the definitions of restaurant and bar.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Archipelago muddles on for fifty years until the Lough’s beset by an ecological crisis.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of muddles
Noun
  • The problem with this, Profitmind said, is that these approaches don’t work efficiently at scale, especially across large, frequently changing assortments wherein retailers describe and classify comparable products differently.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • At Publix and Walmart, the big-bag assortments of mini chocolate bars run between 14 cents to 22 cents per piece, but that can still get pricey in a hurry for people who live in complexes with large populations of kids trolling for treats.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assortments
Noun
  • Disturbing the peace … The measurements found that the ionospheric disturbances resulting from the Artemis II launch were more significant than any caused by other rocket launches to date.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Such disturbances could become more problematic as powerful rocket launches become more frequent, Lin told the publication.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Verb
  • The Pentagon’s risk-averse culture, reinforced by rules established by Congress, encumbers every stage of the military development, procurement, and integration process.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Neither encumbers this production.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of encumbers
Verb
  • In addition, under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, anyone who disrupts a nest of migratory birds — which barn owls are — can face fines and jail time.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Pretrial jailing disrupts families, destabilizes communities and increases the likelihood of recidivism, all of which clearly compromise — rather than protect — public safety.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of disrupts
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“Clutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutters. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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