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Recent Examples of lumpish
The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumpish
Adjective
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But the ubiquitous walls of video are a crutch in Cromer’s leaden production, creating a static disconnect between Clooney and the audience in moments that should feel the most urgently personal.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Exhausted now, his blood pressure mounting, Cassidy sits heavily, leaden, on the edge of the bed.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In Florida, however, schools say library opt-out and curriculum transparency laws have been burdensome because school staff members must catalog thousands of books and curriculum materials and post the details online.—
Dana Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Experts say most Medicaid beneficiaries are working, and work requirements force enrollees to complete burdensome paperwork requirements.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
15 May 2025
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Stories and secrets In between chapters, Doom: The Dark Ages breaks things up with some extremely ponderous cutscenes featuring a number of religious and political factions, both demon and human, jockeying for position and control in an interdimensional war.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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Long, ponderous trains snake through at regular intervals.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Image Image The first Street View model, which launched in 2007, was cobbled together into a bulky black top hat-like fixture and strapped onto a van and driven around Mountain View, Calif.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Rethinking Home Climate Control Traditional heating and cooling systems are often bulky, noisy, and intrusive, requiring complex work and maintenance.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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What Does Soju Taste Like? With its crisp and neutral flavor profile, soju is often compared to vodka, but with a slightly sweeter taste, more viscous texture, and lower alcohol content—typically about half that of vodka.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
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Beta-glucan forms a viscous (thick) substance in the body that draws in cholesterol and helps remove it.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The massive undersea volcano reaches more than 3,600 feet above the seabed is located 300 miles offshore.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Comments Getting to the end of Survivor is a massive accomplishment.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Not only that, but he was being fed an unsteady diet of cockroaches.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
4 May 2025
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His unsteady performance has left markets lurching from one crisis to another, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Lumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpish. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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