1
as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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as in huddled
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 bunched
Only 13 of these wildlife portals exist in the study area stretching 102 miles, and they are bunched around San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge east of Douglas and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area southeast of Sierra Vista.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
So Yates turned instead to draped silk gowns and bunched, Middle European–style cloaks for the aging princess, largely inspired by garments in 19th-century artworks by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a Dutch painter of classical subjects.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Plus, corduroy hides wrinkles remarkably well, so no one can notice them even if these get a little bunched up in my suitcase.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
So Yates turned instead to draped silk gowns and bunched, Middle European–style cloaks for the aging princess, largely inspired by garments in 19th-century artworks by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a Dutch painter of classical subjects.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Plus, corduroy hides wrinkles remarkably well, so no one can notice them even if these get a little bunched up in my suitcase.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunched
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The clip poked fun at photos from the couple's recent cover shoot for Interview magazine.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Human study participants have even opted to squeeze a ball really hard or get poked by a burning hot stick to avoid mental labor.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
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Seventeen hundred people piled into the comments expressing astonishment that someone who had previously been so vocal in support of Ukraine was now apparently cheering the humiliation of its leader.—
Andrew Carey and Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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The strikeouts piled up this week, with 14 on Wednesday and 12 on Tuesday.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dining The resort has five options for dining and drinks, all of which are clustered centrally around Kahuwai Bay.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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These markets were then further clustered into overarching 10 mega themes, as shown in the figure below.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Bunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunched. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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