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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
Additionally, Jim Cramer has said repeatedly that cybersecurity stocks, including Club names Palo Alto and CrowdStrike, should never have been lumped in with more traditional SaaS names in the first place.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 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
So would the ethnically distinct Irish Travellers and Romani people, with whom the Irish might be lumped.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
By now, the Syrian opposition, once led by nonviolent protesters, was dominated by Islamists, who were divided and feckless and could be easily lumped together with the telegenic savageries of the Islamic State, known as ISIS.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This is because brands with 0 to 124 vehicles registered in Missouri are lumped together in the list.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 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
So would the ethnically distinct Irish Travellers and Romani people, with whom the Irish might be lumped.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
By now, the Syrian opposition, once led by nonviolent protesters, was dominated by Islamists, who were divided and feckless and could be easily lumped together with the telegenic savageries of the Islamic State, known as ISIS.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This is because brands with 0 to 124 vehicles registered in Missouri are lumped together in the list.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumped
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Known for producing first-round draft picks as pitchers, Harvard-Westlake has assembled a group of hitters this season that looks capable of producing lots of offense after a season-opening 15-1 win over Southlake (Texas) Carroll on Thursday at O’Malley Family Field.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Teenage athletes, whose bodies are pushed to the breaking point and then shuffled out of the sport when new talent arises, bear the brunt of the pressure.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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That means there aren’t going to be just a few chairs shuffled around; my suspicion is much of the roster likely will be overhauled in the next few years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The auto companies, however, say this data is collected with the intent to use the information to protect drivers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eric Laughlin, a spokesperson for the Office of Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the agency also collected samples of the oil sheen, which are still being analyzed.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ciara is thawing towards West, and getting goats for the party helped, even though one stomped all over Levi’s face.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first trailer for this macho survival flick just stomped onto the internet last week with a gung-ho spirit and guns blazing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Investigators are analyzing biological evidence found at Guthrie's residence, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, which previously said that DNA gathered at the scene could potentially belong to the suspect.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Close to 100 people gathered in the large basement at the Schofield home, where Coyne Schofield’s husband — former Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos guard Michael Schofield — led the party efforts.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Illinois bolted an early 15-3 lead as USC stumbled out of the gate, turning the ball over four times in the first six minutes and missing seven of its first eight shots.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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But in a market with no room for error, the cybersecurity giant stumbled on guidance, and the stock sank.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Under the current map, communities of color on Staten Islanders are grouped in a way that prevents their votes from translating into representation.—
Chris Alexander,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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At any moment, we could be corralled in a mass detention sweep, bound and raped and maced and mauled for committing the crime of simply existing on our land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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His floater in the lane bounced off the backboard, and Alabama corralled the rebound for its fifth consecutive win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Lumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumped. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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