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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday
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as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
bought a bunch of grapes
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place
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as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
a bunch in the blanket
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as in dozen
a considerable amount
I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad
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as in to poke
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group
the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up
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Recent Examples of bunch
Kelsey Houston-Edwards, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
And that is something – there's a scramble at the end of this year to get a bunch of work done.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Ben Geman, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
When the water recedes, what’s left behind are piles of cars bunched up into each other by the force.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
That math is a bunch of cryptic symbols on a piece of paper.
—Kelsey Houston-Edwards, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
And that is something – there's a scramble at the end of this year to get a bunch of work done.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
The world's thousands of data centers can strain local power markets, especially because they're often bunched together.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
When the water recedes, what’s left behind are piles of cars bunched up into each other by the force.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunch
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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On special occasions, the spectacle draws in crowds to the riverbanks on both sides, where sometimes thousands of people gather to marvel at the bridge's dazzling transformation.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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That completes the constellation's first orbital shell, following a launch of an initial batch of six satellites for testing back in January.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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The initial batch of 14,000 chargers are being supplied by Siemens, ChargePoint and Blink, according to the USPS.Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Wilken cannot create such an entity, which under labor law requires (among other things) a group of employees who successfully petition the NLRB or a state labor board for recognition as a bargaining unit and accompanying votes.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The character is one of the powerful Aes Sedai – a group of women with the ability to channel the One Power who are part of an elite sisterhood.Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Others include revisiting budget projections periodically, adjusting the timing of payments, taking stock of inventory or supply chain costs and regularly monitoring invoices.Jenn Flynn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The case stemmed from a 2018 lawsuit filed by a Swedish investment management firm after a downturn in cryptocurrency profitability caused Nvidia's revenues to miss projections, triggering a 28 percent drop in its stock price.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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This cute sweatshirt pokes fun at the sport’s quirky name with a watercolor print of two pickles playing pickleball.Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cleavage forming, hormones erupting, hair poking through in what feels like strange places and wanting to dance on the peripherals of sexiness.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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They are huddled together in these pictures, unaware that 25 years down the line, their collective energy would be palpable off the page.Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The turkeys were huddled in the sun on a different field across the farm.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
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This set comes with the battery pack, cables and a storage case.Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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The vessel is equipped with two variable-speed generators that supply power to the ship’s main grid, storing excess energy in battery packs.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Bunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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