Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutters (up)
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Yet the longer Israel obstructs the Hezbollah disarmament plan, the less receptive most of Lebanon’s Shias will be to it.—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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To begin with, their source data on funding priorities stops at 2007, leaving a roughly 15-year gap where research funding can't be analyzed, but patents are still being filed.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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There was an awkward pause before the couple did what everyone does when an escalator stops escalating.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That fur gradually clogs up air filters and makes your heating and cooling less efficient.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Along with the swamp eels, scientists in the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center have been most concerned about the spread of Cuban tree frogs, which secrete noxious chemicals that are harmful to humans, and alligatorweed, which clogs waterways that can impact infrastructure.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft blocks Israeli military unit from cloud services Microsoft blocked an Israeli military unit from using some of its technology after finding it was used to surveil Palestinians.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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This way, Palace vacate the back post for Guehi, who can make a free run because Wharton blocks his marker, Diouf.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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And if even the sight of files is a turn off for you, this one closes completely to resemble a scholarly looking set of books.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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This was the scene at Burberry’s show in London on Monday — a headline event that always closes the city’s fashion week.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Daniel picks it up, plugs it in, and looks through it.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Using a traditional electronic device cord, the owner plugs an inductive charging plate into an outlet.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Clutters (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutters%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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