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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiot
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Recent Examples of lump
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Normally, a lump sum for back benefits would be taxable in the year it was paid out, but there is an option called the Social Security lump-sum election method, says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2025
But a tax on short-term vacation rentals should not be lumped in with the shameful trash fees and parking charges, which are regressive taxes that hit underprivileged people the hardest.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
—Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
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Noun
That’s why any new lump or change in the chest deserves medical attention.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Normally, a lump sum for back benefits would be taxable in the year it was paid out, but there is an option called the Social Security lump-sum election method, says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
Because often what happens is lumping together the perimenopausal experience doesn’t necessarily let someone tell their individualized story, which may different to other conditions.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2025
But a tax on short-term vacation rentals should not be lumped in with the shameful trash fees and parking charges, which are regressive taxes that hit underprivileged people the hardest.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This means making sure you get paid for all your unused vacation time or PTO, and, if applicable, understanding the options for your company stock and pension (for example, single life, lump sum, or joint with survivor).
—Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
—Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
Noun
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The neck of his daughter's guitar pokes out above chunks of concrete.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those two buyers went on to sell chunks of their stakes to Libero Football Finance, a German company, and NIPA Capital, based in the Netherlands.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This helps prevent injection site reactions like swelling and rashes.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Part of his skull will need to be replaced with a prosthetic once the swelling goes down.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Once doctors hurriedly removed the dangerous tumor growing on his brain, a weeklong hospital stay, months of therapy, and nearly $250,000 worth of medical expenses followed.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Skinner worked as a social worker until a brain tumor sidelined her career.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Auburn fell to 4-5 on the year after the Week 10 defeat to the Wildcats.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although Ukraine for now is still maintaining a defense, the fall of Pokrovsk would be one of the most serious defeats Ukraine has suffered since March, when its troops were forced to retreat from Russia's Kursk region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There, beside the shiplike hulk of the Basilica of San Petronio—which is a work in progress, the foundation stone having been laid in 1390, and which somebody really should get around to finishing one of these days—was a vast white screen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Like the port-holes of a hulk, Human spiders spin and spin, Backward down their threads so thin Dropping, each a hempen bulk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The cell, which measured eleven and a half feet by nine feet, contained a cot, a sink, a mirror, and a bucket for waste, which was collected by Hsieh’s friend, who also brought in food daily.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth police plan an investigation to collect and review the facts and the circumstances of the case.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Smith steadied a Dodgers team constantly shuffling the top of its lineup and searching for the right matchups from its bullpen.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The two are lost in time in the halls of the White Octopus Hotel, shuffling through 1935 and 2015 London in hopes of a second chance.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So this was a wave of the bat that made total sense but also no sense at all.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thompson received nearly $136,000 in total compensation in 2023, the most recent year for which tax records were available — up from $95,608 a year earlier.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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