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clutter

[kluht-er] / ˈklʌt ər /




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And it’s not by accident that coastal habitats are aggressively protected and most of the shoreline is free of mega resorts and architectural clutter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Classical music CDs and cassette tapes that Monson de Kansky records for ballet class clutter her shelves.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Once the dry clutter is gone, what remains tends to sort itself into a few familiar categories:

From Salon May 5, 2026

It should look calm, refined and elegant, with a soft neutral palette, large typography, no clutter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

He paused for a moment, his heart thumping horribly, gazing around at all the clutter...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Moreover, could it actually be a good thing that the 5th Circuit clutters SCOTUS’ docket with so many obviously wrong decisions?

From Slate Jun. 12, 2026

Retrotransposons, or retroelements, are pieces of DNA that, when transcribed to RNA, code for enzymes that copy RNA back into DNA in the genome -- a self-serving cycle that clutters the genome with retrotransposon DNA.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

But how many more battles and wars, how much more history clutters our minds today than ever occupied theirs.

From Washington Post Apr. 28, 2023

A jumble of rectangular timber pieces the size of railroad ties clutters the hillside below, evidence of their morning’s work.

From Scientific American Apr. 26, 2023

Booth checks to make sure that nothing clutters the passage.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

"The weather is not good," Aminat Jimoh told AFP as he fried tofu by a cluttered roadside.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

We all accumulate stuff over the years that can make our homes feel cluttered.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Merchandise piled up in stores, leaving them cluttered.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

“We really tried to just make something real,” Butler said during an interview in the small, cluttered green room at Amoeba Music before he joined the cast of the show for a brief in-store performance.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

There is a cluttered, musty store near my cage.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

I asked Carter what she thinks are the four most common cluttering mistakes - and how you can fix them.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

You don’t have to worry about cluttering your living space with titles you’ve read once and may never read again.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2026

In our experience, seamless connecting and no cables cluttering the center console are reasons enough to insist on wireless smartphone interfacing.

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

Charles used a chunk of his money to travel the world and settled down with souvenir magnets cluttering every inch of his fridge.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

"These old folks had all their stuff cluttering up the sidewalk and we cleared the street . . ." "You mean you're interfering with an eviction," he called, starting through the crowd.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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