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as in lump
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod
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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
faced with the task of burying his beloved wife in the cold, hard clod of the frontier
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Recent Examples of clod
Insert the fork into the ground vertically, then wiggle the handle back and forth a bit to loosen clods of soil without lifting the soil and turning it over.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Garland’s hipster fakery is so outrageous and ludicrous that only a clod would take its indecency seriously.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
This constable is a total clod, but the nursing home manager is extremely stupid for calling the police.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
When something the robot has driven over (e.g. rock, dirt clod) touches the underside of the robot, that object supports some of the robot’s weight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Garland’s hipster fakery is so outrageous and ludicrous that only a clod would take its indecency seriously.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
This constable is a total clod, but the nursing home manager is extremely stupid for calling the police.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
When something the robot has driven over (e.g. rock, dirt clod) touches the underside of the robot, that object supports some of the robot’s weight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Make cream cheese mixture: Beat together cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and garlic powder in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined and no lumps remain, 1 to 2 minutes.Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Without heading into spoiler territory, there are parts of the second book that chunks of the fanbase took against.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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The ancient cheese was incredibly well-preserved, but a new assessment of the chunks reveals some long-obsecured knowledge about human culture and a potential path for how dairy may have spread across Asia.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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What Is a Moon Rock? Between 1969 and 1972, NASA's Apollo missions brought 842 pounds of lunar material to Earth, comprising rocks, pebbles and soil.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In between these two monstrous strikes, a gifted Monaco side featuring Thierry Henry, Basile Boli and Lilian Thuram had also been put to the sword on home soil via a Yeboah hat-trick in the UEFA Cup.The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kadyrov’s fighters were instrumental in the final assault on Donetsk Airport in January, having fought for months to capture the wrecked hulk of buildings that once made up the passenger terminals.Nicholas Waller, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
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There were literal piles of dead and mangled Russians around the smoldering hulks.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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But with the cost of beef these days — though stores may run specials this time of year on standing rib roasts — such a big hunk of beef requires care and some paying attention too.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Her husband's a hunk, her career's going great, and her enormous house is dressed up for the holidays without an ornament out of place.EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Before making a name for himself in NASCAR as the driver of the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell excelled in racing on dirt tracks.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Pitts said the cellar was hand-dug with wooden steps and nothing but dirt inside.Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mom was going through chemotherapy that made her hair fall out in clumps.Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) detected carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in these clumps, which can signal the presence of star-forming regions.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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It'll be held on the Lakeshore State Park Inlet, adjacent to the Henry Maier Festival Park grounds.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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Israel’s air and ground attacks have killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Clod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clod. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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