as in dollars
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
it must take a whole lot of clams to buy a car like that
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Recent Examples of clams
Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The menu is a wonderland of seafood, from clams in white wine to seafood soup with shrimp clams and mussels.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Bring to a gentle boil, then add the clams.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The menu is a wonderland of seafood, from clams in white wine to seafood soup with shrimp clams and mussels.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clams
Noun
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That dollars in circulation declined amid these substantial barriers to production was a statement of the obvious.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cabinets of hard drives holding thousands of terabytes of digital storage, worth millions of dollars, occupy only about 15% of the building.—
PJ Green
September 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Software developers who are looking for a few bucks on the side are willing to take on these duties.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Near the end of their trip, Frazier loaned Ali a hundred bucks.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Washington, Yonder Cider harvests apples from the orchards of Wenatchee Valley within the state’s Apple Country.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Across the Andes in Mendoza, Argentina, winemaker Rodrigo Romero harvests 70-year-old vines for Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon, which is noted for its depth, complexity, and concentration.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Clams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clams. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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