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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings
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as in commotion
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clutter created by the exhibitors setting up for the annual state fair
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as in to burden
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as in to disarray
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Recent Examples of clutter
Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
Fewer transitions can also mean less mental clutter and stress, leading to more enjoyable work.
—Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The Madness is ultimately about the chaos of society today, cluttered by a dizzying information age.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Clear the clutter One of the most intimidating parts of closet organization is deciding where to begin.
—Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
Fewer transitions can also mean less mental clutter and stress, leading to more enjoyable work.
—Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Why clutter your countertop with multiple appliances when UltraCook can do it all?
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The Madness is ultimately about the chaos of society today, cluttered by a dizzying information age.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Later, during a briefing from Zelia Baugh, executive vice-president of behavior health at John Peter Smith Hospital, a commotion could be heard in the lobby outside the court.Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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Gregory hears the commotion and tries to keep the Philly girls from pouncing.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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His speech also calls for expanding a low-income fare program that is now available only to Metra riders as a way to offset the fare hikes for riders who might be burdened by them.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The issue of fire department spending, boring and burdened with specifics in normal times, is now a critical issue in Los Angeles following the massive destruction caused by a wildfire in Pacific Palisades, which continues to burn.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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His writing and photography have been featured in National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Gothamist and a variety of other outlets.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In states with medical marijuana, the substance can be prescribed by a doctor, including to treat a variety of conditions such as chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, severe nausea and Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
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The disturbance in the Polar Vortex aloft will establish extreme cold conditions.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Public intoxication: At 3:01 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call at the Cinnabar Winery on Big Basin Way.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Almost 10 feet of sand and dirt had piled up on the shipwreck.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are struggling to pay for basic necessities, New York has the lowest apartment vacancy rate in a half-century, and about 146,000 homeless children are enrolled in local schools.Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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While picking a photographer, my feed led me to thousands of options that muddled my mind.Shradha Shahani, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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In the outskirts of Syria’s capital Tuesday, the hope of a country freed from its longtime dictator was muddled with the emerging horrors of the Assad regime.Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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