1
as in lumps
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table
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as in demotions
the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank
the bump was punishment for insubordination
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as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle
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as in bangs
to come into usually forceful contact with something
that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized
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Recent Examples of bumps
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
If you’re doomed to go 4-8 again, give the locals something to cling to while they’re stuck riding over the bumps.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
On 19-inch wheels, the ride was firm and translated bumps and divots through the suspension and into the cabin.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
And his campaign for that honor hit a couple of bumps in the road this week.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This type primarily affects children, causing small, scaly, teardrop-shaped, itchy red bumps on the skin.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Patches on the tongue are missing papillae, which are tiny, pinkish-white bumps, and look like a map.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
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Those bumps will push out deduction limitations and result in upward adjustments to tax brackets and increases to other key thresholds.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
If you’re doomed to go 4-8 again, give the locals something to cling to while they’re stuck riding over the bumps.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
On 19-inch wheels, the ride was firm and translated bumps and divots through the suspension and into the cabin.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
And his campaign for that honor hit a couple of bumps in the road this week.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This type primarily affects children, causing small, scaly, teardrop-shaped, itchy red bumps on the skin.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Patches on the tongue are missing papillae, which are tiny, pinkish-white bumps, and look like a map.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumps
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Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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But in late July, the company announced another round of pilot furloughs and demotions — the third since September.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Payne said several other employees were disciplined, including demotions and suspensions, after the May incident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Aug. 2025
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Even in areas accustomed to heavier snowfalls, accumulations in this range can result in delays, collisions and road closures if not treated promptly.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The high-energy neutrons produced during fusion, being electrically neutral, escape towards the walls of the tokamak, allowing most of the energy produced to be recovered (and ultimately creating tritium in collisions with lithium).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Ursa Major will be able to conduct full-scale static firings, and drop and temperature storage testing for current and future missile systems.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The former officials’ attorneys, represented by former Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell, are seeking back pay and a formal declaration that the firings were unlawful.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Here, Southern tradition collides with global polish, turning the midmorning meal into something far more dynamic than basic bacon and eggs.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plasma gone in an instant RHIC accelerates beams of particles close to the speed of light and then collides them.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fans also showed screenshots where her limbs appeared to have bruises, scratches, or small wounds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Falling Getting hit by a person or object Some people are more likely to get bruises.—
Marisa Garshick,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Customers can anticipate reductions of between 5% and 40% on items that are shopped for most, from Italian bread to chicken broth – national and company brands, the Herald reported late last month.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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More good consumer news comes in the EIA’s projection that further reductions in energy prices remain ahead in the months to come.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumps. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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