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as in chunks
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in swellings
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall
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as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiots
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in collects
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 shuffles
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 lumps
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Lenders will take the keys and private equity will take its lumps, as designed.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The American Breast Cancer Foundation urged men to be aware of any changes in their chest area, including nipple pain, lumps and swelling in the breast or underarm.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
The question becomes whether the Blues want to bring in a reinforcement now or let their recent high draft picks take their lumps.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).
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Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
Adding the grits to the pot slowly while stirring is key to the dish's creaminess and no lumps.
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Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
The Huskies, after winning the Big East championship and playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years, took some losses in the transfer portal and took their lumps in the early season southern and western swings, losing 10 of their first 12 games.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.
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Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Breaking it down Artificial intelligence is an umbrella-term for several different technologies, from autonomous vehicles to chatbots—and the database lumps these together without a comprehensive structure.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Lenders will take the keys and private equity will take its lumps, as designed.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The American Breast Cancer Foundation urged men to be aware of any changes in their chest area, including nipple pain, lumps and swelling in the breast or underarm.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
The question becomes whether the Blues want to bring in a reinforcement now or let their recent high draft picks take their lumps.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).
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Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
Adding the grits to the pot slowly while stirring is key to the dish's creaminess and no lumps.
—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
The Huskies, after winning the Big East championship and playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years, took some losses in the transfer portal and took their lumps in the early season southern and western swings, losing 10 of their first 12 games.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Critics also say Horvath lumps together different types of ed tech and doesn’t grapple with research that supports moderate use of computers in school.
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Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.
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Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Breaking it down Artificial intelligence is an umbrella-term for several different technologies, from autonomous vehicles to chatbots—and the database lumps these together without a comprehensive structure.
—
Harry Booth,
Time,
19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumps
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On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
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Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
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Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.
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In January 2023, my doctor was floored — the tumors were gone.
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Between 2012 and 2017, Nadal suffered seven shock defeats at Grand Slams before the quarterfinals.
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At one point in the 1980s, a local news article reported that the district attorney’s office had suffered nine trial defeats in a row.
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No one is suggesting these idiots are more than a small minority of the golf fans who did show up at Bethpage Black, and then at Shinnecock Hills.
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
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Winners, losers, and the suppliers caught in between Rivals are catching on.
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That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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Today, 1 in 4 dollars that the company collects is not attached to advertising, thanks to its 18-year-old cloud business.
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Whoever manages it collects fees on the largest and most predictable balance in the system.
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.
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