dumpiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumpiness
Noun
  • Moscow has not conducted a full nuclear warhead test since the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Losing sight of this has meant that faculty haven’t been using all of the tools at their disposal to fight the disintegration of tenure-stream employment.
    Time, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keep the mulch at least two inches away from woody stems to prevent decay and disease.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Tyranids represent man's fear of the natural world, nature's inexorable ability to overwhelm, decay, and devour all of man's greatest works.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Some of it is also related to the age and deterioration of much of the grid, which now requires rebuilding.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Dumpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpiness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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