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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
Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Locker simplifies online shopping by letting users browse multiple websites and save products directly to their Locker without the clutter of endless browser tabs.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Such permits can clutter the regulatory landscape without offering significant public benefits.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The clutter on our devices can weigh us down just as much as the paper piles on our desks.
—Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Locker simplifies online shopping by letting users browse multiple websites and save products directly to their Locker without the clutter of endless browser tabs.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Think about letting go of anything cluttering your mental space — this could be tackling that intimidating credit card balance or finding closure in a complicated relationship.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Such permits can clutter the regulatory landscape without offering significant public benefits.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter
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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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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman can be seen sitting on the sofa, and there seems to be a commotion going on underneath her top.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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More commotion followed, as Sunny Hostin got up from her post to address the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rising expenses and limited access means people often are delayed in getting crucial care and are burdened with financial strain and suboptimal outcomes.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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LaFave also believes splitting up employees amongst more departments can burden workers, resulting in them being pulled in different directions.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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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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Over the years, Amazon’s transformation has redefined how people shop by offering convenience, variety, and competitive pricing.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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This increased the supply of a variety of pigments and other raw materials for paints, which, along with new processing techniques, offered new opportunities for artists.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
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New data gathered by Winstons Beds, which aggregates information from a variety of different noise sources, assigned each state in the U.S. a noise score, revealing which states have the most background disturbances.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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During the violence in early May, UCLA students and others involved in the protest encampment had to fend for themselves against attackers for three hours before law enforcement moved in to quell the disturbance.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The refusal to comply with the state order adds to a mountain of legal liability piling up for the department.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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When injuries piled up there was no noticeable change in form because the fringe players deputised so well.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Now that appears more muddled: The economic momentum remains, but inflation looks stuck at levels far below the peak — yet still too high for policymakers' comfort.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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In essence, here is a fascinating bit of history about the Pacific War that’s muddled by Li’s desire to make the very construction of his documentary the framework of said history.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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