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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
Elizabeth Yuko, Phd, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
This is in part because wildfire smoke can make blood more likely to clot.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
Some of these potential benefits include the prevention of oxidative stress due to the antioxidants, helping blood and artery function, and lowering the potential of clotting.
—Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Of those strokes, 147 were triggered by larger artery brain clots, 97 occurred due to blood clots that developed in the heart, and 95 resulted from clots in small blood vessels in the brain.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Phd, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
This is in part because wildfire smoke can make blood more likely to clot.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Anticoagulants target clotting factors in the blood, whereas antiplatelets prevent platelets from clumping together.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
Some of these potential benefits include the prevention of oxidative stress due to the antioxidants, helping blood and artery function, and lowering the potential of clotting.
—Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clot
Noun
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Today the two eateries are still going strong, and in friendly competition among a cluster of pizza joints.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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In January, standing before a cluster of television cameras on the steps of the state Capitol, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp promoted his experiment in Medicaid reform as a showcase for fellow conservatives seeking to overhaul safety net benefits around the country.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sifting a dry ingredient before measuring it not only helps break up and clumps, but helps the measurement to be more accurate and leads to a lighter, airier end product.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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They are often found in drainage canals or thick grass clumps, according to the museum.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Protesters blocked trucks carrying Palisades fire debris from reaching a landfill in Calabasas.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Visible at sunrise in eastern parts of North America as an eclipsed sunrise and in mid-morning across Europe, about 94% of the sun will blocked by the moon close to its maximum in Canada.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But so does character, which can help workers gel with their colleagues, making everyone feel more satisfied with their jobs and workplace environments.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trading away Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason was a confusing move so it's taken time for the new players to gel together.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Note that the aioli requires the most preparation of any component in this recipe, so start by making a batch before embarking on the rest.—
Sylvie Bigar,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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In advance of its spring premiere, Peacock has released a fresh batch of first look photos, along with news on the stars bound for the series’ next act.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Japan — where auto exports make up the largest chunk of outbound shipments and the US is the largest market — has already raised the issue with the White House.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Before the never-bored world of smartphones, that made up a big chunk of my time in N.Y.C. — Frank Vigorito Torres WINTER’S TALE, by Mark Helprin.—
Juliana Barbassa,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The leader of a political region within the broader nation, Dodik was at the time under U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration for actively obstructing American efforts to prevent more bloodshed.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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The woman was charged Feb. 3 with obstructing an officer and two counts of child neglect, according to court records.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 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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Her husband’s samples had arrived there coagulated and useless.—
John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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