clumping 1 of 2

clumping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumping
Noun
  • If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.
    Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
  • Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.
    JASON FARAGO, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • At Gonzaga under Trivers, the Eagles devoted substantial effort to strengthening their cohesion.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
  • This was a team that desperately lacked cohesion last season.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Some children may have dietary restrictions, so sorting the candy together can also be a helpful bonding activity.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In The Last of Us, Ellie was a precocious teen, and the players needed a road trip story to see her and Joel’s eventually familial bonding take root.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Clumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumping. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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