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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter (up)
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Seferlis pleaded guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening letters and eight counts of obstructing the exercise of religious beliefs, court documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Jennings was charged obstructing a government operation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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According to the Lake Garda Improvement Association, in the 1920s Harry Battistoni bought small farms along the Burlington/Farmington border, dammed up a small brook, and created Lake Garda.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tenuously held back by moraines – the jumble of rock and sediment deposited by glaciers at their edges – or dammed by glacier ice, these lakes are anything but stable.—
Dan McGrath,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Leave the resort to dine at Sunset Mona Lisa, a neighboring cliffside terrace where Mediterranean-leaning plates play second fiddle to the show-stopping tangerine-pink sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Pavel Zacha had both goals for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Inexplicably, the White House seemed caught off guard that Iran, with its leaders seeking sheer survival, would quickly escalate by taking shots at the Middle East’s oil infrastructure and clogging up the region’s key waterway.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gutters clogged with damp debris can also increase your chance of pests, whether its birds, rodents, or insects, who can use them as a space to nest.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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Here’s a list of poker rooms that are no longer in business or temporarily closed after law enforcement action.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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New York dropped out of a playoff position in the tight Eastern Conference, while Ottawa closed within four points of the Islanders.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Clutter (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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