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as in ton
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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Recent Examples of chunk
With wide receiver Christian Watson set to miss a chunk of next season while recovering from ACL surgery, the Packers at least need another immediate contributor behind Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks.
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Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The bridge was closed because when water freezes on the cables of the bridge, large chunks of ice can fall and smash vehicles below, authorities said.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Menezes’s organization, for one, is exploring ways to export iceberg chunks and ship them to parched parts of the world.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But a potential demolition also could signal the arrival of a structure that better serves the city than the current building, marking a turning point in which developers offer bold plans to remake a big chunk of Loop real estate.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The bridge was closed because when water freezes on the cables of the bridge, large chunks of ice can fall and smash vehicles below, authorities said.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Menezes’s organization, for one, is exploring ways to export iceberg chunks and ship them to parched parts of the world.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But a potential demolition also could signal the arrival of a structure that better serves the city than the current building, marking a turning point in which developers offer bold plans to remake a big chunk of Loop real estate.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
Noun
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Santos brought a ton of energy to open the game, hitting an open 3 and getting a handful of extra possessions during that hot start.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Winning Super Bowls and putting up a ton of points with New England.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!—
Mia Leimkuhler,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If what your dinner needs is a big hunk of meat on the table, and for some people that's a non-negotiable for a holiday dinner, this is a really good option.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Clumped salt can usually be revived by breaking up the clumps.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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The pistons, belts, and pulleys create the ambience of an engine room on a steamship, as clumps of fiber are separated and realigned into uniform fabric.—
Shane C Kurup,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Dec. 2024
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Gift cards can feel like a slightly more personal touch than just tossing a wad of bills at your giftee.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Still numbed by what just took place less than one hour before, Beth sat alone in a chair in the front yard when a woman, stranger to everyone, walked up to her and placed a wad of $20 bills in her palm, then without a word moved on.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, as bureaucratic snafus delayed the release of about a dozen January 6-ers from the DC jail, protesters gathered outside.—
Tess Owen,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.—
Elise Cutts,
WIRED,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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My 8-year-old pointed out the piles of windblown ash by the curb.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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