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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiot
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in to collect
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 to shuffle
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 lump
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
The Frizzells treat years the way sheep treat stone walls, inconvenient lumps to be leapt over to reach the greener grass.
—Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Even though they’re lumped together in the same app, Black Ops and Modern Warfare are vastly different games — despite what some fans may suggest.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Under the wages provision in the new contract, a firefighter who has been on the force for five years, earning $57,900, would get a 5 percent lump sum payment of $2,895.
—Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Jan. 2020
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Noun
Breast cancer is formed when cells in breast tissue change, resulting in a lump or a mass.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
The Frizzells treat years the way sheep treat stone walls, inconvenient lumps to be leapt over to reach the greener grass.
—Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Some closely related bird groups have been repeatedly split, lumped and split again over the past century, with the ultimate decisions made by a committee of ornithologists voting on proposals from their peers.
—Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Even though they’re lumped together in the same app, Black Ops and Modern Warfare are vastly different games — despite what some fans may suggest.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
—Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Under the wages provision in the new contract, a firefighter who has been on the force for five years, earning $57,900, would get a 5 percent lump sum payment of $2,895.
—Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
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But not everyone has a large chunk of money that is heading their way soon.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ice can help reduce the swelling in and around the joint.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Cupp’s doctor put him on medications to reduce swelling and high blood pressure and tried a second time to win approval for a left heart catheter examination.T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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Isabella Strahan is showing off her hair growth since finishing chemotherapy for her brain tumor.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thomas died in March 2019 from a brain tumor, leaving the rapper without any living parents.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
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Biden was heading for a resounding defeat to Trump.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The bill’s defeat deprived Cleveland of an achievement to tout during his reelection campaign in 1888.Luke Voyles / Made by History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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There were literal piles of dead and mangled Russians around the smoldering hulks.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The gleaming and modern hulk might have been rejected by the district’s conservative populace, especially since the Mubaraks had supported hospital fundraising efforts.Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
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The filing also details ongoing legal proceedings with the Vivos Group, including arbitration awards and the appointment of a receiver to collect damages.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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In October, cities such as Newark, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and Norfolk, Virginia, recorded no rain at all, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center, which collects precipitation data across the country.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Things could be shuffled here soon after three linemen left the game with injuries.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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So his characters are often very rich yet also always somehow on the brink of total financial ruin.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Another way to think about it: Each person should have around 5 bites for an appetizer, 8 ounces of protein, and another 8 ounces of sides total.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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