Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (up)
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These proteins can malfunction, clump together and create tangles – preventing the microtubules from functioning properly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025 -
As early as 1500 BCE, ancient Egyptians added a binding agent to their water to clump contaminants together for easy removal.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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Still, blood’s habit of coagulating, so useful in the body, proved a challenge outside of it: within a few minutes of beginning a transfusion, clots would gum up the needles and tubes, seriously limiting the quantity of blood that could be moved from person to person.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Another is that ― exactly as happened here ― folks who don't like a new statute should not be allowed to gum up the enforcement of the new statute at the last second.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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In a few short hours, the celebration that Tommy’s family had expected curdled to shock and grief.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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By Monday morning, though, the instinct began to curdle.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2025
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The plot is thickening in the ongoing legal battle between former co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Forecasters said the marine layer will thicken on Monday as a Catalina eddy churns counter-clockwise along the San Diego County coastline.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Lump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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