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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clump
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
The terrific draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah has an interesting clump of tight ends graded right in Denver’s range.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Rake the spot again to break up clumping soil and smooth it out.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
These clumps can smother grass and promote disease.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
The terrific draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah has an interesting clump of tight ends graded right in Denver’s range.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Research found that regularly eating too much saturated fat increased the tendency of LDL particles to clump together.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Rake the spot again to break up clumping soil and smooth it out.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
Noun
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Now, research strengthens an alternative theory that attributes the cooling to a violent cluster of volcanic eruptions.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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When two galaxy clusters collide, the normal matter inside — mostly in the form of gas — would interact, experience friction, heat up, and emit X-rays.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last October, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country handed over a chunk of Escobar's ranch to women caught up in the nation's armed conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gase then spent a large chunk of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009-14, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a shot as head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Redick has had to shuffle the roster pieces around since, using the final five games of the regular season to assess his rotation options without Doncic and Reaves, who also missed 19 straight games from Christmas until February with a strained calf.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parkinson’s stem cell trial is underway at UM At the University of Miami, neurologists are testing AI’s capabilities to shuffle through patient data to spot patterns that can help predict which patients may experience rapid decline.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The committee does not explain the reasoning behinds its rulings – the season’s fourth and final batch of rulings were made today – but despite her prominence in the revival’s marketing campaign her role as the wife of Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman apparently was deemed a supporting character.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Make a batch of beans during a weekly meal prep to enjoy them all week.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Remember, some lumps are preferred for the loftiest results.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Thereafter, a dedicated team began removing the soil from what appeared to be an unremarkable lump.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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New surveillance video from inside a Brooklyn liquor store shows another angle of the rough mistaken identity arrest that ignited a firestorm of criticism, offering a different angle as one of the detectives appears to stomp the prone suspect.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Buy a bunch and bring them to share.—
Connie Ogle
April 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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There is a tedium, however, to scrolling through a bunch of stuff that isn’t real, that maybe isn’t even pretending to be real, all for the sake of lying for no reason.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Your home health guy is a hunk.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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