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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
Lawyers for YouTube have sought to further complicate the picture by claiming their video-sharing site is not social media at all and cannot be lumped in with the likes of Instagram and TikTok.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
That is, the 49ers will get lumped in with a larger group.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
While the security forces are often lumped into an ideological monolith, there is a wide diversity among their members, as nearly all men are required to serve.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The Knights have won two straight PCAC titles and three of the last four since the California Community College Athletic Association lumped all the San Diego and Imperial County schools into the same conference.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Another, signed in June 2025, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which lumped criticism of Israel in with antisemitism more generally.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
Too often lumped together with Titanic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Miss Saigon and other bloated offerings of 1990s Broadway, Ragtime was rescued by deBessonet with a leaner, more emotionally powerful staging for City Center’s Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Conservatives, libertarians, nationalists and populists are all distinct from each other but are all too often lumped together as one.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The real Nixon is often lumped in with our current President, but this is historically illiterate.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
That is, the 49ers will get lumped in with a larger group.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
While the security forces are often lumped into an ideological monolith, there is a wide diversity among their members, as nearly all men are required to serve.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The Knights have won two straight PCAC titles and three of the last four since the California Community College Athletic Association lumped all the San Diego and Imperial County schools into the same conference.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Another, signed in June 2025, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which lumped criticism of Israel in with antisemitism more generally.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
Too often lumped together with Titanic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Miss Saigon and other bloated offerings of 1990s Broadway, Ragtime was rescued by deBessonet with a leaner, more emotionally powerful staging for City Center’s Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Conservatives, libertarians, nationalists and populists are all distinct from each other but are all too often lumped together as one.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The real Nixon is often lumped in with our current President, but this is historically illiterate.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumped
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Not wanting to disappoint, but short on ingredients, Cardini quickly assembled some romaine lettuce, anchovies, breadcrumbs, and some other ingredients.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Most of the parts for such houses are assembled in a factory, like a car, then hauled to the property and put together.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lock mode proved invaluable on loose climbs, Hill Descent took the stress out of steep drop-offs, and Auto seamlessly shuffled between two- and four-wheel drive as conditions changed.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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Key Background The ranks of the world’s wealthiest people have shuffled in recent months.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the Golden Knights collected the puck and Pavel Dorofeyev scored to tie the game 10 seconds after Caufield reached the bench.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Oklahoma had the highest concentration of lightning strikes last year at 73 flashes per square mile, according to the 2025 lightning report from environmental consulting firm AEM, which used data collected from 1,8000 censors across the country.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Making matters worse was that Seahawks defensive lineman Derick Hall stomped down on Dotson’s calf after the play, leading to Shelton shoving him in the chest and, ultimately, a one-game suspension for Hall.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Just outside Minneapolis, hundreds gathered in the frigid cold early Friday at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, the site of regular protests in recent weeks.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dosunmu gathered the ball and passed it this time to Coby White, who launched his own counter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some customers have stumbled upon the bubble waffle shop while scrolling on their phones.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even some of the most sophisticated left-leaning groups have stumbled.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Five of the bills were grouped together into one package, while the bill funding DHS was separated.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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While often grouped together in a region known as the Lowcountry, South Carolina’s coastal towns and cities each have their own unique blend of history, culture, and reasons to visit.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hugo Gonzalez also corralled a loose ball to set up a second-chance 3-pointer by Pritchard.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Swain’s pass sailed long, but Weaver somehow corralled it and called a timeout before stepping out of bounds.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Lumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumped. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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