Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (up)
Verb
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Three skinny fries clumped together and dunked into your favorite condiment will always hit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025 -
Feel free to layer this buildable formula for a more dramatic finish without clumping or webbing in the process.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The issue came up for Senate Republicans at a conference-wide meeting Wednesday, where some were itching to lower the cap but wary of gumming things up for Johnson.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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The Senate should give the bill a substantial rewrite and Democrats should use all procedural tools in their arsenal to gum it up while explaining its shortcomings to the public.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Wife guy, always a little mocking, curdled into the plainly pejorative.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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That those possibilities curdle into exploitation is a result of Elisabeth’s own making.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The death of the 32-year-old has shuttered the federal criminal prosecution and thickens the cloud of mystery surrounding the May 17 bombing attack at the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.—
Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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Vanilla bean paste contains the seeds of the vanilla pod mixed with sugar, extract, and thickening agents.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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“Lump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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