as in chunk
a small uneven mass
dropped a nubble of clay on the floor of the pottery
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Noun
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The sudden explosion, fueled by ignition of methane propellant, created a huge fireball, billowing clouds of smoke and brilliant arcs of flaming debris shooting out like burning chunks of lava in a volcanic eruption.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025 -
Retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, dropped sharply last month as car purchases plummeted.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
Noun
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That force was another deer lying half hidden in a sparse clump of evergreen scrub.—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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Probably the best time to divide daylily clumps is after flowering.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Pondering hard questions about earning Rob Manfred’s hunk of metal is what many MLB teams’ top leaders do at this time of the year, what with the season nearly half done and both the All-Star break and the July 30 trade deadline looming.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The two both appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, an early '80s hit featuring an avalanche of heartthrob hunks.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 June 2025
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His lab, the Kaplan Lab, is strewn with the substance, stacked with cases of silk cocoons and wads of silk from around the world, all awaiting their transformation into new forms.—
Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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When the victim initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of cash from the vehicle, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Order the jumbo lump or save a few bucks and opt for the equally tasty backfin version.—
Christina Tkacik,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In a fifty-eight-year-old survivor of breast cancer with a strong family history of the disease, a new lump near the original site likely signals recurrence—intervention is warranted.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The on/off lever, complete with a cherry red knob, adds a burst of contrast to the otherwise monochrome frame.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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Clean the base of the toilet that is on the floor and all the knobs, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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“Nubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubble. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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