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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
Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Chunks of ice collide and clump together, forming round, flat disks that resemble pancakes floating on the water’s surface, according to The Weather Channel.
—Melina Khan, Oklahoman, 24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Scientists can study this map to see how dark matter has clumped up over billions of years.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Chunks of ice collide and clump together, forming round, flat disks that resemble pancakes floating on the water’s surface, according to The Weather Channel.
—Melina Khan, Oklahoman, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clump
Noun
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Russia used cluster munitions Wednesday in an attack on a busy market in eastern Ukraine that killed seven and wounded 15 others, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Compared with a cluster of states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) with similar demographic and behavioral risk factors, Iowa has among the highest rates of the five most common cancers.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the audience size showed that a hot musical act could attract a significant chunk of the audience already gathered to watch the game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Physicists can break up the problem into chunks of outputs and inputs.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup shuffling and reshuffling in the final days before the filing deadline.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Moore administration has chosen the opposite approach, doubling down on spending while shuffling money around in a game of three-card monte.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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And although it’s being released in 2026, the new whiskey is actually the 2025 edition of Celebration Sour Mash (named after the process of adding a small amount of backset into a new batch of whiskey before distillation, a common practice that ensures consistency).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Caglianone took his lumps — most noticeably charted by his chase rate outside the strike zone — in short order.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
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The first trailer for this macho survival flick just stomped onto the internet last week with a gung-ho spirit and guns blazing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks stomped a mud hole in the New England Patriots.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Harding is the best floor general out of the bunch, while Pierre is the most experienced guard.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Floridians are a practical bunch.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Maybe John-John was a vacuous jock type, but even hunks have souls.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The signature burger is a Tudor king of a burger, a hunk of Dexter beef layered with cheese and bacon and chicory-root jam, escorted by beef fat fries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clump. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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