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as in chunks
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in swellings
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall
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as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiots
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumps
Noun
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Military veterans and local conservationists came out on a chilly morning to carry chunks of limestone the size of soccer balls into the bay at low tide.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Romania, which shares chunks of border with Ukraine, has roughly 377 main battle tanks.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After the arduous grooming process, Angel was able to eat and rest, and a veterinarian checked her over, where she was found to have dental disease and an eye ulcer, along with ear infections, skin infections and mammary gland tumors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Breast cancer patients with a history of heart disease are more likely to have advanced tumors at the time of diagnosis, a new study suggests.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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That changes the formula with the winners and losers in terms of who will get into the air and survive.—
Ross Pomeroy,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the group assembles in the Werk Room, Jewels, who won the bottom-two lip-sync against Arrietty, reads her sister's lipstick mirror message, which sends shockwaves through the room.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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To describe this dystopian reality, Clapp assembles a narrative that is part history, part sociology, part horrifying travelogue.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But just as the Sens still have work to do to cement their place, so do the Leafs, who are now third in the Atlantic Division after five losses in their last six games.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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During the losing streak there have been competitive losses to elite teams, as well as a home overtime loss to the Knicks two weeks ago before the start of the skid.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Competing in a high-speed, high-pressure environment taught me to make the quick decisions necessary to grow a company while remaining strong in the face of setbacks.—
Tom Dunlop,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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But their efforts weren’t enough for Maryland (11-4, 1-3 Big Ten), which left the Pacific time zone with back-to-back setbacks after getting surprised by Washington, 75-69, on Thursday night.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dorothy's entourage accompanying her through Oz includes the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, much like Michelle's trek gathers the Kid Cosmo robot, Keats, and the quirky size-swapping 'bot called Herman.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its workforce is being slashed in half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This at-home massager, complete with eight kneading massage nodes and heat, is a real treat at the end of a long day.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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Removing the leaves exposes the leaf nodes.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Lumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumps. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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