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a
: a number of things of the same kind
a bunch of grapes
b
: group sense 2a
a bunch of friends
c
: a considerable amount : lot
a bunch of money
bunched; bunching; bunches
: to form into a bunch
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Examples of bunch in a Sentence
Noun
He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.
Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.
Verb
The child's tights bunched at the ankles.
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The divisive obstruction appears to have occurred early in the race when the pack was tightly bunched and Tsegay nearly tumbled to the ground, with the official ruling only coming in the early hours of Tuesday morning, hours after the race had finished.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Bunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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bunch
1 of 2 noun1
: a number of things of the same kind
a bunch of grapes
2
: group entry 1 sense 1, collection
a bunch of friends
3
: a large amount : lot
a bunch of money
bunch
2 of 2 verb
: to gather in a bunch
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