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as in clumpy
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
the lumpy mashed potatoes were cold as well
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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
before painting, we had to sand the lumpy surface to make it smooth
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Recent Examples of lumpy
The burritos are often lumpy, with big boulders that stretch the tortilla to its limits.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But business workflows can get lumpy and suffer from disruptions.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While compact, some hanging toiletry bags are flimsy and become lumpy when filled to capacity.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Constipation means having fewer than three bowel movements weekly, and stools are hard or lumpy and difficult to pass.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But business workflows can get lumpy and suffer from disruptions.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While compact, some hanging toiletry bags are flimsy and become lumpy when filled to capacity.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Constipation means having fewer than three bowel movements weekly, and stools are hard or lumpy and difficult to pass.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumpy
Adjective
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Long runs over uneven, rocky trail comes with its share of foot issues, but few sacrifices are greater than those poor keratin creatures attached to your precious foot fingers.—
Kade Krichko,
Outside Online,
22 July 2025
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Amid economic volatility and rapid technological change, access to financial planning remains deeply uneven.—
Matt Watson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The three-day Tampa conference was thick with criticism of DOJ and disbelief that the president could have let so many people down.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Back inside, the primary suite carries on the adobe style with thick, smooth walls and rounded edges.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The vastness of the canyon, with its jagged edges and rushing rivers.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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Major stock indexes continued their jagged descent downward in morning trading Tuesday after tumbling Monday.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Two distinct camps are emerging instead: while some people are partial to a slimmer silhouette, others prefer a chunky tennis shoes.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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This 11-inch tablet boasts a 2K display with a 90-Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Helio G100 chipset backed by 6 GB of RAM, and a chunky 9,340 mAh battery.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Here are several other Twins takeaways from a rough weekend in Denver, which ended on an encouraging note: Ryan shows confidence after first All-Star Game Making his first start since delivering a dominant inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, Ryan was outstanding in the series finale.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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Devin Williams has settled down after a rough beginning of the year, and Luke Weaver remains superb despite some hiccups before the All-Star Break.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The Thai military has since claimed that more than 100 Cambodian soldiers have been killed as fighting spread throughout their rugged border, spanning some 500 miles.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Adventure Mate uses a mixture of hardened tool steel, composite and aerospace-grade aluminum to create a powerful, rugged tool that weighs in under 5 lb (2.3 kg) inclusive of all the hard components (handle, axe/saw head and shovel head).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Those garments included curvaceous jackets with jodhpurs and slender gowns cut from both light-absorbing velvet and light reflecting satin. At Chanel, meanwhile, the dark hue was used for military suits in nubby tweeds.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.—
Kathleen Felton,
SELF,
19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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As with old wood blooming hydrangeas, remove broken or spindly limbs at the main stem.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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The vehicle was still in drive, and had front-end impact damage and a broken driver’s side window and was missing a piece of its roof.—
Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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“Lumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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