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as in ton
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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Recent Examples of chunk
The resulting chunks of rock carried more than three times the momentum of the spacecraft that crashed into Dimorphos.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.
—Christopher J. Yates
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Many other billionaires, who have their wealth completely tied up in the ownership of a private company—say the Mars family, which owns the business that makes M&Ms and Snickers—would likely have to sell chunks of their company over time to cover the taxes.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Thin out pancake batter with a couple of ounces of coconut water to make crepes and serve with chunks of pineapple, mangoes, or dragonfruit.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 8 July 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.
—Christopher J. Yates
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Many other billionaires, who have their wealth completely tied up in the ownership of a private company—say the Mars family, which owns the business that makes M&Ms and Snickers—would likely have to sell chunks of their company over time to cover the taxes.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Thin out pancake batter with a couple of ounces of coconut water to make crepes and serve with chunks of pineapple, mangoes, or dragonfruit.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
Noun
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While opting for the white colorway will offer coastal appeal, like the brand’s Loire headboard, this one has tons of fabric options to personalize its design to match your aesthetic.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
14 July 2025
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An ideal tennis bag for players who need to carry a ton of gear or like to tote the entire family’s worth of rackets, the Wilson Shift Super Tour 9 is a great option.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Hubble's image captures the glowing, ionized gas as stellar radiation produces what look like bubbles in the clouds of gas and dust, whereas Webb highlights the clumps and delicate filamentary structures of dust.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Set over medium heat and cook, stirring slowly and constantly, until the cocoa powder is no longer in clumps and the mixture looks glossy, about 3 minutes.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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He was being held on a $100,000 bond and wad scheduled to appear at Rockville Superior Court on Friday.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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His lab, the Kaplan Lab, is strewn with the substance, stacked with cases of silk cocoons and wads of silk from around the world, all awaiting their transformation into new forms.—
Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, being stung dozens of times can make anyone feel sick as their body works to handle the venom and, in the exceedingly rare case that someone is stung hundreds or even thousands of times, the venom may be enough to cause serious illness or even death, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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To commemorate the upcoming 10-year anniversary of that beloved team, The Charlotte Observer put together its own team — of journalists, who have spent six months conducting dozens of exclusive interviews and searching for previously unseen visuals.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
Noun
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The fluffy 2-inch pile height is soft and plush but can be easily spot cleaned with a damp cloth.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Boogie, a petty thief surrounded by piles of loot, pointed us toward a set of stairwells back in Red’s building.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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