Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (up)
Verb
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On impact, the particles clump together, blocking the flow of liquids and ions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Studies have shown that both erythritol and xylitol may cause blood platelets to more easily clump — creating clots that can break off and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, damaging blood vessels or triggering a stroke.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the Keys’ utopian past, the top radio station in town plays hard rock next to punk next to blues next to funk and soul and glam, without any racial or social distinctions (or even record sales) gumming up the flow.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Here, a stickiness in performance also gums up the writing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Even the most well-meaning of people have their good intentions curdle into cruelty when reflected through the prism of corporate life.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Do not let boil, or egg yolks will curdle.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For instance, the study cites a 2017 paper that estimated that one million pumps would have to be deployed annually for 10 years to thicken just 10 percent of the Arctic Ocean ice—a number that is nearly impossible to deploy, Siegert and his co-authors write.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mashing a portion of the chickpeas offers a pleasant variance in texture and helps thicken the sauce; a little yogurt brings everything together.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Lump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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