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as in clumps
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as in chews
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Noun
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These were men and women who knew how to rope, dope, brand, and dehorn a steer.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025 -
Still, the rollout, complete with Drake blasting snippets from an Iceman rig truck all over Toronto — was pretty dope.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
Verb
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This naturally leads to reporters questioning how the meat tastes.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Either way, there is a better way to sip a creamy alcoholic drink that actually tastes like something without having to resort to saccharine premade nog.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Gums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gums. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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