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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
Colin Bedell, Them, 13 Feb. 2025
This set can help maximize wall space and reduce clutter from decor placed elsewhere.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Across the board, the film has been praised for its originality in the face of a stagnant film landscape cluttered with IP and sequels, while its deft handling of subjects not usually given the musical treatment was met with appreciation.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Aries Shuhua Xiong Pisces Season begins on February 18: Take a step back and recharge.
Mercury in Pisces square to Jupiter in Gemini on February 20: Release mental clutter and old fears.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 13 Feb. 2025
This set can help maximize wall space and reduce clutter from decor placed elsewhere.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Across the board, the film has been praised for its originality in the face of a stagnant film landscape cluttered with IP and sequels, while its deft handling of subjects not usually given the musical treatment was met with appreciation.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
Noun
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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In the security footage, which amassed over 1.2 million views, one cat ran up the stairs frightened after hearing a commotion coming in the closet under the stairs.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Individual pregame warmups wrap up and a certain member of the Charlotte Hornets exits the court heading toward the tunnel, causing a commotion among throngs of onlookers hoping for a keepsake signature or snapshot.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Unlike Seeger, Baez was not burdened with the baggage from a romance with American communism in the 1930s.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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In San Diego, the taxpayers will be burdened with the hiring and firing of additional workers, workers’ compensation insurance costs, and long-term pension and retirement benefit costs for the 130 new city employees.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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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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Similar to the sneakers listed above, these running shoes have soft, plush cushioning for supreme comfort and support, plus a unique outsole with impressive traction and grip for a variety of terrains.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Called Pokémon Champions, this game focuses entirely on battling Pokémon, with a variety of mechanics from like Mega Evolution and Dynamax available.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the day, police officers had to also address other disturbances, such as fights among the crowd, people climbing vehicles and medical emergencies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another disturbance in the atmosphere will move through the area Tuesday, which could produce another round of measurable snow, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 Feb. 2025
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The youth unemployment rate in China has remained above 15%, with over 10 million fresh graduates piling into the job market every year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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The place looked less like a shop, and more like a kind of shelter, in which crates and metal drums had been piled chaotically from floor to ceiling.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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He’s also muddled his message to congressional Republicans looking for guidance on how to implement his agenda.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The sushi bar is where the Chinese American brand (which the Panda restaurants have so painstakingly worked to establish) gets muddled in an overzealous play at fusion.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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