1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in crowding
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 bunching
Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026
According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
In a 3-1 loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This set, which includes a quilt and matching shams, features a box-stitch pattern that prevents fill from bunching.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Athletes and outdoor lovers will appreciate that the underarm gussets promote mobility, while rolled forward shoulder seams help to prevent bunching and chafing underneath backpack straps.
—Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s finished with blue trim for a pop of color, and the plush all-season comforter is quilted to keep the fill evenly distributed without bunching.
—Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026
According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
In a 3-1 loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This set, which includes a quilt and matching shams, features a box-stitch pattern that prevents fill from bunching.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Athletes and outdoor lovers will appreciate that the underarm gussets promote mobility, while rolled forward shoulder seams help to prevent bunching and chafing underneath backpack straps.
—Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s finished with blue trim for a pop of color, and the plush all-season comforter is quilted to keep the fill evenly distributed without bunching.
—Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunching
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Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through.—
Sumit Mandal,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses, to celebrate the team’s first NBA championship win in more than 50 years.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Visitors must adhere to the one-way system that was implemented along popular stretches during peak times to reduce crowding.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Pulisic, the American star who is under intense pressure to perform in this tournament, set up the goal, pushing the ball between a pair of defenders before poking it on for McKennie in the center of the box.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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As the miles dragged on, a chase vehicle crept by periodically with cameras poking out the window to capture scenes that could later be shared on social media, where Emanuel now has an almost daily presence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The group stopped for water and snacks every 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers), huddling under a barn during one rainy stretch.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The group stopped for water and snacks every 10 to 15 miles, huddling under a barn during one rainy stretch.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The Babe’s advancing age and bulging midsection were the easy targets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Instead of piling sounds together for maximalist overwhelm, their more minimal approach allows for a great deal of expression in their respective playing.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Normally, trade winds push warm surface water west across the Pacific, piling it up near Asia and Australia while cooler water rises along South America.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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“Bunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunching. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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