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 neck of his daughter's guitar pokes out above chunks of concrete.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Those two buyers went on to sell chunks of their stakes to Libero Football Finance, a German company, and NIPA Capital, based in the Netherlands.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The study included nearly 300 people who were still cognitively normal but at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s because their brain scans showed evidence of amyloid plaques, the clumps of protein that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's.—
Alice Park,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Netflix’s homepage and social-media accounts tease a series full of shirtless hunks, and the characters often shower together, showing off their butts.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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And Prince William would have been forgiven for blushing when Kate pointedly replied that the poster had in fact shown the TV hunk from a famous Levi advert.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Later that night, a man handed the young woman a wad of cash.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While many people might rush to see a doctor after such a discovery, Farrington put it off, telling herself that the lump would disappear naturally.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Neither the lid knob nor handles become too hot to touch, even when cooking food on the higher setting.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Nubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubble. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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