lumped

verb

Definition of lumpednext
past tense of lump
1
as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream

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2
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant

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  1. assembled
  2. shuffled
  3. gathered
  4. corralled
  5. accumulated
  6. amassed
  7. garnered
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  • The filmmakers assembled an unprecedented data base of Kahlo’s writings, collected from sources around the globe.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
  • They are assembled from parts bought separately or even 3D-printed.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assembled
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  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
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  • The largest audience, nearly 100,000 people, gathered at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 2024.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In one of the screening rooms of the storied British Film Institute (BFI) in Southbank, over a hundred people —mostly women —gathered for a buzzy night of watching shorts.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of gathered
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  • Rotating teams of skilled artisans corralled over six million tons of stone to bury the king and his belongings in a perfect pyramid, using only rudimentary tools.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Prieto corralled the loose ball and took it all the way to the end zone for an interception return touchdown.
    Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of corralled
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  • Transfer tight end Zach Atkins, 6-5 and 245 pounds, of Division II Northwest Missouri State, has accumulated scholarship offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, California, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Houston, West Virginia and numerous others.
    Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In his palace and office, in his private home, discovering the wealth that the Assad regime accumulated over decades in power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of accumulated
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  • And yet during that time, Posen had amassed an enormous amount of experience.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In last Sunday’s 38-13 victory over the Chicago Bears, the 49ers amassed seven sacks.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of amassed
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  • The puzzle game has rapidly garnered a dedicated global fan base, with players eagerly discussing strategies and sharing their daily results on social media.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The project garnered incentives of more than $30 million in state grant funding and a tax abatement.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of garnered
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