Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (up)
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View 1 Images Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, which lead to Alzheimer's disease.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025 -
A couple of passes allow Fernandes to get forward as Maguire retreats, but his options are limited by the positioning of United’s attackers, who are clumped up together.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Without any outside threat, opposing defenses felt comfortable packing the paint to gum up the offense around Reese and Cardoso, who were limited as a result.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump has issued executive orders pausing almost all federal grants and loans, halting medical research, gumming up payment systems for Medicaid recipients in the states.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Chastain’s ticking-time-bomb-of-a-performance beautifully demonstrates how passion can curdle into addiction and abuse.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Excessive depictions of pain, as in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, can curdle understanding into a kind of grimy sympathy or, worse, distaste.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Fried thigh strips pop out against a frilly red and green spring mix, apple and carrot slivers, ever-present blue cheese crumbles and an apple cider vinaigrette thickened with egg yolks, which is also used in Pangaea’s slaw.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Tester review: This thickening shampoo was one of my holy grails during a period of time where my hair was thinning around the crown of my head.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Lump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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