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as in ton
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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Recent Examples of chunk
More than $800,000 of that chunk will go to Big City’s lead attorney, Michael Roe, a partner at Boise law firm Givens Pursley, according to a court order filed March 17.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
Kyiv had launched an incursion into Kursk in August 2024, quickly seizing a chunk of territory in what became the most significant foreign invasion of Russian soil since World War II.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
The largest chunk of the pie, however, would be directed at the high school, which is sorely in need of an infrastructure facelift to enhance both athletics and academics.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The menu offers beef, lamb and chicken dishes such as a layered tandoor samsa – tender chunks of beef marinated in aromatic spices and cooked in a traditional tandoor oven – and lamb plov, which is savory lamb cooked with aromatic spices and tender rice.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
Kyiv had launched an incursion into Kursk in August 2024, quickly seizing a chunk of territory in what became the most significant foreign invasion of Russian soil since World War II.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
The largest chunk of the pie, however, would be directed at the high school, which is sorely in need of an infrastructure facelift to enhance both athletics and academics.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The menu offers beef, lamb and chicken dishes such as a layered tandoor samsa – tender chunks of beef marinated in aromatic spices and cooked in a traditional tandoor oven – and lamb plov, which is savory lamb cooked with aromatic spices and tender rice.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
Noun
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After tons of trips, playdates, and adventures, these diaper bags performed the best.—
Laura Lu, MS,
Parents,
29 Mar. 2025
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With Drake Maye under center and tons of new defenders in the mix, the Patriots are looking for a bounce-back season and start a new era of consistent winning.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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One video captures the alligator slamming its jaws open and shut on a hunk of meat, with bits of chicken and Cheetos littering the concrete around its large body.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2025
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On the grate, a half-dozen hunks of beef were slowly smoking.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Blood clots may form in the coronary arteries, usually due to atherosclerosis, a disease in which arteries harden due to the gradual accumulation of cholesterol and fatty clumps (plaque).—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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This will greatly benefit your home by taking away the chance of your ice leaking or forming into a solid clump during the defrost cycle.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Brutalist star Adrien Brody held a gold statue in his hands at Sunday night's Oscars, while his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, watched from the audience with a wad of her husband's used chewing gum in hers.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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In her first Sephora meeting, Gordon gives a merchant a wad of cash, along with an apology for shoplifting over the years.—
Brennan Kilbane,
Allure,
11 Mar. 2025
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But since misogynistic online communities aren’t localized, the discourse has spread to encompass dozens of countries and their specific attempts — or lack thereof — to counter radicalization.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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This active volcano is considered Central America's youngest, having first appeared in 1850 and erupted dozens of times since.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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While less consequential for than last year’s clothing controversy involving the apparel brands Nike and Fanatics—which affected jerseys worn by players—New Era’s apparent misstep is another example of MLB’s brand taking lumps because of design decisions made outside of its purview.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The puck broke Ray’s glasses and left a massive lump on his head, but Ray didn’t miss a second of game action.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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In fact, could also very well be the difference between a pilot being greenlit or remaining lost in a pile of pitches, never to see the light of day.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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This requires us to go through the forest every year after harvest and create burn piles with all the fallen wood that is too small for firewood.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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