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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed
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as in moron
British
a stupid person
was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
phone lines clotted by Internet traffic
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot
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Recent Examples of clot
David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
His clot is not a career-ending situation like Bosh's, the Spurs told Express-News reporter Mike Finger.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
Anticoagulants target clotting factors in the blood, whereas antiplatelets prevent platelets from clumping together.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Instead, doctors treated Walker with a heparin drip, an anticoagulant that prevents clots from forming or growing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
His clot is not a career-ending situation like Bosh's, the Spurs told Express-News reporter Mike Finger.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Plasma carries essential proteins and clotting factors essential during emergencies, yet fewer than 4% of the population have this blood type.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
Anticoagulants target clotting factors in the blood, whereas antiplatelets prevent platelets from clumping together.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clot
Noun
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Using some of the resources from High-Flyer, which by 2019 managed over $10 billion in assets, Liang developed a cluster of 10,000 of the Nvidia A100 GPU chips in 2022 before U.S. export restrictions took effect.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, her second ring, given to her by Timothy Laurence—her husband of more than 30 years—features an oval-cut cabochon sapphire with a cluster of three diamonds on either side.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dig up the entire clump, cut the iris foliage back to 6-8 inches, and divide the clump into several new pieces.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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Bags are ideal for overgrown lawns, as the clumps of dead grass other mowers leave behind can kill the grass beneath them.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Buzbee told Business Insider that Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, filed a court grievance against him in an attempt to block him from trying cases in the Southern District of New York.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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If a sale isn’t completed by the deadline, the White House could attempt to enforce a ban — though legal challenges could delay or block that outcome.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Let the mixture sit overnight in the fridge—the seeds will gel and expand into a pudding-like consistency.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Bay Area: might be too much to ask three new players to gel so quickly.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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With adventure reality format The Box continuing to take the market by storm, Stewart unpacked what is making the country tick right now, highlighting a batch of new titles that could be appearing on networks elsewhere in the world before long.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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To commemorate this season's tournament kickoff, Boston's social team snuck jerseys from star players' college rivals into a batch of swag they were instructed to sign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Atlanta will be without Murphy, Acuña Jr., and Strider for a chunk of the 2025 season.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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What happens in Adolescence A large chunk of the first episode goes through the tedious procedures of entering the criminal justice system—the questioning, the fingerprints, walking up and down stairs to various rooms.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hope needs to find hope and coagulate into a giant hope.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 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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“Clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clot. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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