as in chunks
a small uneven mass
dropped a nubble of clay on the floor of the pottery
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Noun
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Other companies, including Amazon, Meta, and Pinterest — all of which have made major investments in AI — have recently announced plans to cut significant chunks of their workforce, indicating even more troubling days ahead.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Indeed, some emergency routes have huge mountains of snowy ice chunks obstructing more than one lane of the road because the snowplows could not move the snow to the side of the road due to all of the bike lane obstacles .—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their ice maker expelled large clumps of wet salt, which, when rubbed, dissolved into an oily, foul-smelling substance.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Studies also suggest that the males of this rare freshwater species show off to potential partners by carrying objects like sticks and clumps of grass in their mouth.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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The knobs on the stove, the refrigerator handles, the drawer pulls, and the kitchen light switches all need a good scrub and disinfecting.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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For years, simple pine chests with large, circular knobs have been a dime a dozen at antique stores.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Typically, their damage is mostly limited to the bumps and lumps created by their tunneling activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The buildings had suffered many injuries inside and out, lumps and bumps everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This cut has the coolness of a long, rock-and-roll shag, but floatier layers and romantic, face-framing pieces, or curtain bangs, to bring it into 2026.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2026
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The score alternates between traditional ceremonial sounds and some jazz pieces by saxophonist Keïta Janota and Gaspard Gomis which frame the narration.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Nubbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubbles. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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