lumping (it)

phrase

present participle of lump (it)
as in handling
to put up with (something painful or difficult) Like it or lump it, things are going to change around here.

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  1. living with
  2. standing for
Phrase
  • The book examines how Black Jamaican women living with HIV transformed responses to the epidemic through political advocacy, community care, and grassroots organizing, offering lessons that extend far beyond a single disease.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For people living with progressive rare diseases, both risks are real.
    — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of living with
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  • In Britain, these rising threats have caused one in three MPs who participated in a parliamentary survey to consider not standing for re-election, and affected their relationship with their constituents.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The fans were standing for Auger-Aliassime, too, to pay their respects to the young fighter who gave them such a show.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of standing for
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“Lumping (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumping%20%28it%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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