cluttered (up)

past tense of clutter (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered (up)
Verb
  • Lottery seats may be partially obstructed.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ogles launched a congressional probe into O’Connell, claiming his administration obstructed ICE operations.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was also a case in which a foreign object, said to be a trashcan lid, clogged another drain.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Back when Foster was winning medals for Great Britain as a long-distance runner — gold in the 1974 European Championships, bronze in the 1976 Olympic Games, gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games — the streets were not clogged with joggers, which is strange to think of now.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Harold is not literary fiction’s first obsessive ruminator, what makes Muscle Man feel so plugged into the moment is how common the predicament feels.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For investors plugged into the Apple rumor mill, there were no major surprises.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following input from the state environmental agency, Grayling posted a notice about the change online in August, 10 weeks after treatment stopped.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The person was taken to the hospital when the ride stopped and was later declared dead, park officials said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The latest report said that trend has continued into 2025, with more than half of the 50 charter schools that have closed this year citing low enrollment as the primary reason for their closure.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Cluttered (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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