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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up
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Recent Examples of bunched
The sides are also bunched together in the NWSL table, with Orlando in eighth place and ACFC a point behind in ninth position.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026
In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Stewart wore the jacket bunched at the sleeves and layered over a plunging black bra with the same gold hardware at the center of the bust.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Measures such as these help ease the stress of attendees bustling across the city from one appointment to the next, and hopefully help protect the models bunched backstage.
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Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
As the sun rose, the No 12 Cadillac of Louis Delétraz, Norman Nato and Will Stevens was well placed in the lead fight, before it got hit with a penalty for a slow zone infringement and the race’s second safety car with just under six hours left that bunched the field at the front.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
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CBS News,
3 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race.
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Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026
In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead.
—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Stewart wore the jacket bunched at the sleeves and layered over a plunging black bra with the same gold hardware at the center of the bust.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Measures such as these help ease the stress of attendees bustling across the city from one appointment to the next, and hopefully help protect the models bunched backstage.
—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
As the sun rose, the No 12 Cadillac of Louis Delétraz, Norman Nato and Will Stevens was well placed in the lead fight, before it got hit with a penalty for a slow zone infringement and the race’s second safety car with just under six hours left that bunched the field at the front.
—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
—
CBS News,
3 June 2026
The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race.
—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunched
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The skinny braids wrapped the bottom of the bun, while the thicker braids dressed the top, forming a cylinder shape that protruded from the crown of her head.
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The problem was that many of them protruded from the front of vehicles like miniature medieval weapons.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
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But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
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In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
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Overnight, the faithful crowded the mosque complex where the bodies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family lie in state.
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Fans crowded along barricades hoping to see a glimpse of the stars.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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Mobile light towers were stationed outside alongside waste management trucks, and large stacks of sandbags were piled up.
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May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
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In 2019, the largest share of new-car buyers clustered in the low-to-mid-$20,000 range.
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The shell casing markers were clustered in the plaza of the Five One Five North State business center.
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“Bunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunched. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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