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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings
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as in commotion
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clutter created by the exhibitors setting up for the annual state fair
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as in to burden
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as in to disarray
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Recent Examples of clutter
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Or put them on the counter to corral your clutter and organizer your spices.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
But director Rebecca Martinez and scenic designer Raul Abrego have cluttered things up a bit.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
With most women’s leagues being younger than their male counterparts—the NBA had a five-decade head start versus the WNBA, for example—there’s less brand clutter for interested marketers to compete against.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Or put them on the counter to corral your clutter and organizer your spices.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Madness is ultimately about the chaos of society today, cluttered by a dizzying information age.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
But director Rebecca Martinez and scenic designer Raul Abrego have cluttered things up a bit.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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For all the commotion around Arsenal’s set-plays, it’s been forgotten that Everton are actually pretty good at them too.Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Trading Range for the 10-Year Treasury Yield For all the recent commotion, the 10-year Treasury yield bounces between 3.3% and 5%, with an even narrower 3.6% to 4.7% range recently.Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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These costs can burden families, impacting economic stability.Kevin Ali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Many patients, advocacy groups and experts say the industry and U.S. health-care system are flawed or broken entirely, often burdening Americans who simply need care with exorbitant costs and daunting hurdles.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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O’Grady gained notice in the arts world after working in a variety of other roles, including as a research economist and a rock critic.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cumulus clouds appear in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, often recognized as the classic fluffy, white clouds that dot the sky.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Norwalk Combined Dispatch & Communication Center received a call of a disturbance at the residence on Adams Avenue around 7:04 p.m. on Monday, according to the Norwalk Police Department.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
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Police said a 52-year-old man was creating a disturbance at the bar and was told to leave.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The refusal to comply with the state order adds to a mountain of legal liability piling up for the department.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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When injuries piled up there was no noticeable change in form because the fringe players deputised so well.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Now that appears more muddled: The economic momentum remains, but inflation looks stuck at levels far below the peak — yet still too high for policymakers' comfort.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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In essence, here is a fascinating bit of history about the Pacific War that’s muddled by Li’s desire to make the very construction of his documentary the framework of said history.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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