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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
Take the Nationals, for instance, who have spent a large chunk of the season exceeding expectations in the National League East.
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Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
The average employer match is worth roughly 4% to 5% of your pay, and turning it down is effectively refusing a chunk of your compensation.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
With reigning state champion DeSoto moving down to Class 5A, Aledo and Carroll could find themselves among the championship contenders despite both squads losing a large chunk of talent to graduation.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
But those real-world records often are missing big chunks of patient data.
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Katie Palmer,
STAT,
30 June 2026
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Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
The average employer match is worth roughly 4% to 5% of your pay, and turning it down is effectively refusing a chunk of your compensation.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
With reigning state champion DeSoto moving down to Class 5A, Aledo and Carroll could find themselves among the championship contenders despite both squads losing a large chunk of talent to graduation.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
But those real-world records often are missing big chunks of patient data.
—
Katie Palmer,
STAT,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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It is designed to place nearly a half-ton of payload mass into low-Earth orbit.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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Remove sticks, rocks, clumps, and other debris from the soil that can impede growth.
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Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
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The city has opened two dozen splash pads and eight cooling shelters across the city.
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An early-stage plan for roughly 280 apartments, including affordable units, and more than a dozen retail shops was recently unveiled in documents filed with the city, which were obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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Baby Boomers, meanwhile, are armed with piles of cash and plenty of time, giving them more flexibility for travel.
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As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor.
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Pastas, all made in house, are a solid choice too—like the Squid Ink Orecchiette with lump crab.
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Stocklas was retired by the time of his Powerball win, which netted a lump-sum payment of $191 million.
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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