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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 Reyes spent a chunk of his loan funds on high-end watches: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Rolex Oystersteel and Everosegold. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 Every year, Johnson County property taxpayers fund several jurisdictions, with school districts typically taking up the largest chunk of their bill each year. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025 Yankees supporters are accustomed to Dodger Stadium being hostile ground, but being hit by a chunk of concrete falling from the stadium ceiling is beyond what fans steel themselves to encounter. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 Meanwhile, Noss estimates that 85 percent of species could be saved by simply protecting a sufficiently large chunk of each type of American ecosystem. Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chunk
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Noun
  • After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • DraftKings Sportsbook will have a ton of different ways to get in on the action during the NBA playoffs.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • As Dorman, Arca’s chief investment officer, sees it, people buy things for three reasons: (1) future profits, like a cash-flowing business (2) utility, like a hunk of steel and (3) coolness, like a baseball card.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • This hunk of confetti cake from Butter+Blooms in Rogers was not too sweet, not too big and not expensive ($5).
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The results show whether the brain of a person with cognitive symptoms also has amyloid plaques, clumps of toxic proteins that build up in the spaces between brain cells.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 May 2025
  • Among my carpet of Peruvian lilies stands a clump of the Third Harmonic variety.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The first few sections of the article describe a dinner at an upscale Lower East Side restaurant, during which Jordan, then 28, sticks a wad of chewing gum under the table as revenge for being made to wait too long at the host station.
    Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 2 June 2025
  • These small wads of cotton can push wax into the ear and cause buildup, Dr. Francis said.
    Katie Mogg, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In 60 days, just one tentative trade deal with the U.K. has been made, despite promises that dozens would be reached.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • But after constantly hearing dozens of other dogs barking, she’s grown frustrated and has been bouncing off the walls of the shelter.
    Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • What’s more, the double-stitched seams and baffle box design keep lumps at bay.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
  • That was a big moment, that was a big lump of publicity.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025

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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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