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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air
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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clumps
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
The clumps look best when planted in groups for maximum impact.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
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John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
The envelopes of material around these infant stars eventually form clumps that gather more and more mass to become planets.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
In the spring, apply a balanced fertilizer to support healthy development, and after winter, cut the stems back to the ground, dividing the root clumps every three years.
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Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
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Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.
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Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
McCary also points out that shorter grass clippings are also less likely to form large or heavy clumps that might smother patches of lawn.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
The clumps look best when planted in groups for maximum impact.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
The envelopes of material around these infant stars eventually form clumps that gather more and more mass to become planets.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
In the spring, apply a balanced fertilizer to support healthy development, and after winter, cut the stems back to the ground, dividing the root clumps every three years.
—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Verb
Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
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Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.
—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumps
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Stake your cherry tomatoes early to avoid damaging stems or fruits and ensure proper support for heavy clusters.
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Investigations to identify potential clusters and sources of illness are ongoing.
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On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
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Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.
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So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky.
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Demo Brewing Company Malt Row’s most compact brewery, Demo, makes small craft batches, so their tap list is constantly evolving.
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Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
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Suddenly, the trees part and a Tyrannosaurus rex stomps into view.
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Samsung 75-Inch Class M80H Series 4K Smart TV The Samsung 75M80H completely transforms high-speed media tracking by combining dense mini-LED backlighting arrays with an NQ4 AI Gen2 processor holding 20 neural networks.
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Observers on the ground have also noticed what appear to be solar arrays extending from Shenlong, based on analysis of telescope imagery.
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
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“Clumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumps. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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