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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
Snowball Maker $15 at Amazon Say goodbye to lumpy, bumpy snowballs and freezing fingers.
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Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
As the recipe instructions note, your batter should appear lumpy.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The image, shared by Spain’s National Police, shows a man wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt shoving a large, lumpy white bag into the trunk of a car.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
On days when symptoms are active, at least 25% of stools will be loose or watery, while fewer than 25% will be hard or lumpy.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
As the recipe instructions note, your batter should appear lumpy.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The image, shared by Spain’s National Police, shows a man wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt shoving a large, lumpy white bag into the trunk of a car.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
On days when symptoms are active, at least 25% of stools will be loose or watery, while fewer than 25% will be hard or lumpy.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumpy
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From an uneven college career to constantly being doubted in the league, Hurts has had to silence haters with his wins and believe in himself when others didn’t.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the uneven division of the Keith and Vera plotlines makes Köln 75 a movie without a narrative center.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each new song escalated the tension, which eventually grew so thick that the rappers took mere hours to respond with a new attack.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Add chicken; cook until light golden brown and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°F, 2 to 4 minutes per side.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Swift added a slouchy black purse with gold zippers and chunky, heeled black booties.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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This winter, all the chic street-style snaps were of women who wrapped their chunky oversized scarf around their heads to create a hood.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Most holes look exactly the same, straightforward with skinny fairways and thick rough.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another man was bitten nearby, and a teenager received a small wound when a shark ran into her and grazed her leg, either with its teeth or its rough skin.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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And while there’s a forcefully rugged menace to Öhrman’s performance, Teodor’s inner life is ever more locked behind a glazed, hollow stare.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chevrolet Chevrolet Equinox gasoline version Redesigned for the 2025 model year, the Equinox in its gasoline model is more SUV-shaped with a flatter nose, more squared body shape, and a rugged stance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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Textures are furry and nubby; others are buttery soft with a silk-like drape.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The soft, nubby texture of the fabric complements the curved furniture's soft edges, maximizing both comfort and style.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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One of the thieves reaches into the immobilized victim’s broken window and snatches a bag containing $20,000 before the duo jumps back into the Mercedes and speeds off.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 8 to Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Lumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumpy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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