clutter
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Otherwise you’ve just traded physical clutter for digital clutter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Often this means employing a one-in, one-out rule, placing her in a near constant circle of life on Facebook Marketplace to avoid clutter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sandy Ginther uses a 3-D printer to make custom fixtures that keep clutter at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Once the dry clutter is gone, what remains tends to sort itself into a few familiar categories:
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
There were so many piles, you had to wriggle through their apartment in little pathways between the clutter, like you were stumbling through a tight maze.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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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
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
The debris, much of it hazardous, clutters trails, parks and waterways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
There is one, me and my buddies, but it gets used so infrequently, which I’m happy about because most of the stuff on it is just dumb and it clutters up my phone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018
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
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On Wednesday, speaking from his California studio cluttered with knick-knacks, Piker hit back.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Every user I knew complained it was inconsistent, illogical, cluttered, had clunky navigation and ignored accessibility standards.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
She thinks iPods have become popular again because of their "beautiful design" and the way the music player is "the first bit of technology really catering to humans with a less cluttered user interface".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“This is not cluttered to me,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Harry seized the wand lying beside his camp bed, pointed it at the cluttered desk where he had left his glasses, and said, “Accio Glasses!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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“White tents. Green grass. Blue skies. The mountains. There’s not many things cluttering it up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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
Other steps include avoiding cluttering around beds, or checking second hand furniture before taking it indoors.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
There were vile things cluttering up the bottom.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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