lump (together)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (together)
Verb
  • The couple saw the man take their ladder and at first mistook him for their gardener, later realizing that wasn’t the case, according to prosecutors.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
  • Scholars who weren’t alive for the 1793 showing at the Royal Academy mistook the setting for Rochester Castle (which Turner also painted that same year) and assumed the medium was watercolor.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Of course, the CEO has conflated capex with opex (operating expenses) overhead that is common to all projects.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • This works in America, where wealth is so conflated with virtue that Trump is serving his second term, but French culture relishes turning that value system on its head.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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