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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
Kline pointed to a spot where the Great Brook had eroded a large chunk of its bank.
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
At Frisco, shin deep water covered chunks of the sidewalk.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Late-night shows are increasingly a financial burden on networks amid diminishing audiences, some of whom prefer to consume the shows in bite-sized chunks on TikTok and other social-media platforms.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Now, as an entertainment reporter, a good chunk of my time is spent writing stories or making videos that, hopefully, bring a smile to people's faces.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
At Frisco, shin deep water covered chunks of the sidewalk.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Late-night shows are increasingly a financial burden on networks amid diminishing audiences, some of whom prefer to consume the shows in bite-sized chunks on TikTok and other social-media platforms.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Now, as an entertainment reporter, a good chunk of my time is spent writing stories or making videos that, hopefully, bring a smile to people's faces.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
Noun
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Original price: $495 For a simple desk that provides storage and won’t take up a ton of space, this Canal three-drawer desk is a strong choice.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Following a first season of twists and turns (and a ton of points allowed), Canales and his crew are hoping to see improved returns from Ejiro Evero’s defense in 2025.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In videos from the scene, police officers are seen restraining people on the ground and making arrests as dozens of people march across the bridge from Cincinnati.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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If President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to reinstate broad tariffs on dozens of countries in August, and follows through on additional threats, prices could climb even further.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
Noun
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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20 June 2025
Noun
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The fluffy 2-inch pile height is soft and plush but can be easily spot cleaned with a damp cloth.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Boogie, a petty thief surrounded by piles of loot, pointed us toward a set of stairwells back in Red’s building.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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