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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
Changes in real growth expectations and other factors often lumped together as term premia can affect rates independently of inflation.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Shares climbed almost 12% over the five-day stretch as Wall Street analysts issued bullish calls and the market continued to come around to our idea that cybersecurity names are not threatened by AI adoption and should not be lumped in with general-purpose enterprise software stocks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Because he's lumped this affair into the oppression of the people bucket, and Miss Fauset handles these kinds of things for Papa.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Polis even name-checked the program and Colorado’s best-in-the-nation childhood poverty rate in his final State of the State address — albeit, lumped in with a celebration of cuts to property taxes and income taxes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
And a reshaped district in parts of western Virginia would have lumped together three Democratic-leaning college towns to offset other Republican voters.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Whereas previous research lumped these traits together, the latest sought to break them into distinct pathways that guide individuals towards a career or vocation.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Mills pushed back on being lumped in with Swalwell and Gonzales.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of that limelight has spilled onto purple sweet potatoes, with the two mistakenly lumped together as twin tubers.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Shares climbed almost 12% over the five-day stretch as Wall Street analysts issued bullish calls and the market continued to come around to our idea that cybersecurity names are not threatened by AI adoption and should not be lumped in with general-purpose enterprise software stocks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Because he's lumped this affair into the oppression of the people bucket, and Miss Fauset handles these kinds of things for Papa.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Polis even name-checked the program and Colorado’s best-in-the-nation childhood poverty rate in his final State of the State address — albeit, lumped in with a celebration of cuts to property taxes and income taxes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
And a reshaped district in parts of western Virginia would have lumped together three Democratic-leaning college towns to offset other Republican voters.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Whereas previous research lumped these traits together, the latest sought to break them into distinct pathways that guide individuals towards a career or vocation.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Mills pushed back on being lumped in with Swalwell and Gonzales.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of that limelight has spilled onto purple sweet potatoes, with the two mistakenly lumped together as twin tubers.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumped
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Nothing is mysterious about these history-making Knicks, other than the executive who assembled them.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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While many of the brand’s lifestyle models are frequently shuffled in and out of production, the 9060 has held on as a staple of the brand’s lineup nearly four years after its retail debut.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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He then was shuffled between immigration centers in California, Arizona and Louisiana — before landing in Equatorial Guinea almost six months ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has recently become the subject of numerous oral history projects, where the stories of survivors, caregivers, activists, and health care professionals have been collected and made available online, traditionally published, and edited into documentaries.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 June 2026
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Instead, it will be collected and stored until the end of their voyage, like the existing policy toward liquor purchased at ports.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Soto, wounded, stumbled into the Wingstop seeking help.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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During the investigation, the team unexpectedly stumbled upon a cellular pathway that blocked the virus from entering lung cells, SWNS reported.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Under bee rules, spellers are grouped by their number of correct answers.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Companies that fail to align with these expectations risk being grouped with the worst actors, regardless of their intentions.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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With 27 seconds left in the frame, captain Gabriel Landeskog corralled a nifty feed from teammate Nathan MacKinnon from behind the Golden Knights goal — but couldn’t land a point-blank look.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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That is until the pair were eventually corralled into mandatory media duties.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumped. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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