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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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lump

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verb

lump

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lump
Noun
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
Verb
Inexplicable sorrow, the lump in your throat. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 But when the couple's teenage son washed the lump of material under the garden tap, the family realized there were gold coins present. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her attorney, Jim Campbell, said Colorado is pointing to studies that lump together the kind of counseling Chiles wants to do with shock therapy and other aversive treatments that have been used in the past. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 At issue is how such products might be structured and regulated — while prediction markets are considered futures products in the US, they’re often lumped in with gambling in other regions. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
Noun
  • Venture capital performance may be measured in ten-year chunks, but only an elite club of firms can claim to have stayed consistent—let alone functional—for anywhere close to that timeframe.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Among them was a hip bone graft to cover a chunk of bone that was ripped off in one bite from the bear.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Pay attention to changes in breast size, skin texture, swelling, and red or pink coloration.
    Anisa Arsenault, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These malignant tumors are often hormone receptor-positive, meaning the cancer cells grow in response to estrogen or progesterone.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Officers on the scene found at least 19 dogs in poor condition, including severe flea infestations, visible tumors and signs of malnourishment.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The play focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Six of their big chances came against struggling Forest, with Newcastle converting just one of those, while four more came in the wild 3-2 defeat against Liverpool.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The raw material for the inflation report - the price checks on hundreds of goods and services around the country - was collected in September.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mazzulla could shuffle his starting five from game to game, too, based on matchups and other factors.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Steelers' defense was absolutely shredded by 40-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals' offense on Thursday night, surrendering 470 total yards in the 33-31 loss.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At under $50, this coat is a total steal that’s sure to make even the simplest of airport outfits look sophisticated.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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