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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Recent Examples of lumping
There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
DeSantis has targeted Democrats for defeat by lumping parts of deep-blue Broward with red pockets in adjoining counties that have nothing in common with cities such as Plantation, Sunrise and Weston.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.
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Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Yes, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very different cities located about 30 miles from each other, but for the purpose of this article, the general lumping together of Dallas-Fort Worth as a metroplex works well, as both cities—along with several suburbs—offer numerous benefits for retirees.
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Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements makes some sense because the universe is overwhelmingly made up of the lighter stuff, so lumping everything else into one group makes the math easier.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Nov. 2025
The union said Starbucks is unfairly lumping together various economic proposals from the union to arrive at those pay raise figures.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Proposition 50 splits it into three, lumping the mostly conservative voters in with more liberal cities and coastal communities.
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Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Nov. 2025
The pillows are also resistant to shifting and lumping, so the filling will remain evenly balanced, providing a reliably cozy place to rest your head every night.
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Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
DeSantis has targeted Democrats for defeat by lumping parts of deep-blue Broward with red pockets in adjoining counties that have nothing in common with cities such as Plantation, Sunrise and Weston.
—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.
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Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Yes, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very different cities located about 30 miles from each other, but for the purpose of this article, the general lumping together of Dallas-Fort Worth as a metroplex works well, as both cities—along with several suburbs—offer numerous benefits for retirees.
—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements makes some sense because the universe is overwhelmingly made up of the lighter stuff, so lumping everything else into one group makes the math easier.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Nov. 2025
The union said Starbucks is unfairly lumping together various economic proposals from the union to arrive at those pay raise figures.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Proposition 50 splits it into three, lumping the mostly conservative voters in with more liberal cities and coastal communities.
—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Nov. 2025
The pillows are also resistant to shifting and lumping, so the filling will remain evenly balanced, providing a reliably cozy place to rest your head every night.
—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumping
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
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Enola dutifully trudges between clues and possibilities, shuffling through crime scenes and racing around shady spaces, all of this much more paint-by-numbers than connect-the-dots.
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Colombia is trying its luck from distance, but Costa has been equal to each shot, first punching away Jefferson Lerma's rocket from the right, about 25 yards out, and then shuffling his feet to his left and catching Jhon Arias's shot from about the same distance.
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Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
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This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
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The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests.
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That feeling solidified during their solo date, which included stomping grapes, exploring a winery and making a promise to open a special bottle of wine together one year later.
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
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There's been some stumbling plays, thwarted by tripping and dramatic falls.
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Unlike standalone projects developed individually, Lightshift is grouping the installations into a larger portfolio.
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The Batch Zero framework aims to speed up the study process by grouping qualified projects of at least 75 MW into one study so ERCOT can assess demand, allocate grid capacity and identify transmission upgrades.
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To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold.
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Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
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“Lumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumping. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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