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as in assembled
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 shuffled
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 lumped
Now both are being lumped together by critics as east coasters.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
What made the whole affair so sad was that everybody seemed to be responding to something different, though it all got lumped into the same rolling controversy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
For example, any list of great movies might contain a few films each by Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock, lumped in with all the rest.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Wall Street analysts generally like MongoDB as a software stock that should not be lumped in with the rest.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
The committee has two more years to fix this oversight before Woody gets lumped in and lost with the rest of the seniors.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
It often gets lumped in with Blippi, but that comparison isn’t quite apt—Danny Go!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Feb. 2026
It’s been lumped in with cringey manifestation journals and unthinking gratitude practices to mean something spiritual and aspirational and—most often of all—vague.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Granted, Nurk isn’t a star player, but he’s being lumped in with All-Stars Markkanen and JJJ for a reason here.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
What made the whole affair so sad was that everybody seemed to be responding to something different, though it all got lumped into the same rolling controversy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
For example, any list of great movies might contain a few films each by Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock, lumped in with all the rest.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Wall Street analysts generally like MongoDB as a software stock that should not be lumped in with the rest.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
The committee has two more years to fix this oversight before Woody gets lumped in and lost with the rest of the seniors.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
It often gets lumped in with Blippi, but that comparison isn’t quite apt—Danny Go!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Feb. 2026
It’s been lumped in with cringey manifestation journals and unthinking gratitude practices to mean something spiritual and aspirational and—most often of all—vague.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Granted, Nurk isn’t a star player, but he’s being lumped in with All-Stars Markkanen and JJJ for a reason here.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumped
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Ahead of the festival, which kicks off Thursday, the De Los team has assembled a list of acts that have caught our attention.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Summit found a willing partner in the city of Centennial for its training facility and for the temporary stadium, the parts of which were shipped from China and are being assembled on the site.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?—
Randy Ribay,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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But with more than $130,000 collected so far, the clubs should be able to cover construction and temporary housing costs, Goodman said.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The intensity heightened even further when Millbury sophomore Ryan Nikiforow (10 points, 8 rebounds) collected two offensive rebounds to extend the ensuing possession.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three weeks later, Jalloh allegedly assaulted an older male and stomped his head into the ground.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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This wasn’t the three-time Cy Young Award version of this man who stomped through their clubhouse doors this week.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Buzelis didn’t blink at the top of the second quarter as James gathered the ball in one hand to scan the offense from inside the arc.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Board of Elections gathered Friday for its canvass, a final review and certification of the county’s election results.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Season 1, the publication of Lee’s latest exposé – a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family – is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), and Lee knows he’s stumbled onto something big.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the Illini stumbled by losing four of six after that before winning their final two against bottom-dwellers Oregon and Maryland.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Unlike previous years in which attendees raised a hand and asked their questions one by one, this year the questions were submitted in writing and grouped by topic — such as budget, public safety and infrastructure — to be answered by category.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Why Fiberlayering Is Better Than Fibermaxxing Fiber is often grouped as soluble, insoluble, and resistant starch.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But if we’re all getting corralled to this area by this little Bugs Bunny rabbit?—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Was there ever another painter who so consistently corralled tension, conflict, emotion, and light to scale the apogee of human drama on the canvas?—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumped. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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