chunk

noun

ˈchəŋk How to pronounce chunk (audio)
Definition of chunknext
1
as in ton
a considerable amount that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change

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2
as in hunk
a small uneven mass a little chunk of dirt

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Recent Examples of chunk But the idea that one Ellison sibling may be running the town and another sibling may be operating a prestige label that gutted a significant chunk of its staff is a stark contrast. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 On top of torrential monsoon rains over the last few weeks, sources interviewed by CNN suspect that an earthquake may be responsible for shearing off a chunk of glacier, which tumbled into a river valley, displacing Biblical volumes of water. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026 Revenue from sales to data centers, an overwhelming chunk of its business, was $89 billion, an increase of 117% from a year ago. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunk
  1. ton
  2. hunk
  3. loads
  4. clump
  5. dozen
  6. wad
  7. pile
  8. lump
Noun
  • One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, the Swiss village of Blatten was completely buried after a glacier collapsed, sending millions of tons of ice and rock down mountainside.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • In practice, a black-and-white hunk of metal sprinting into a wall looks silly.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Others are stewed with aromatics and oil to make a riotous take on XO sauce, funky and inky and complex, which gilds the hunks of squash under their corny beurre blanc.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunk
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • This one grows in 3-foot-tall clumps that are soft blue-green in spring and early summer, changing to shades of orange, red and purple in fall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Dig up the clump and cut the spreading root system into sections.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of clump
Noun
  • There were dozens of officers and police vehicles seen in the area, along with ambulances.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Smalltown daughter of a farmer and homemaker who cared for a dozen children in a cabin without electricity.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Walker chewed a big wad of bubble gum and wore his cap backward just like Hall of Famer and Derby great Ken Griffey Jr.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of wad
Noun
  • The government still has not come up with a solution to the mountainous piles of rotting garbage that accumulate on the streets for months.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cole went online, bought Steiffs by the piles, and lined the shelves of King’s bedroom.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • Then there’s the fact that many potential investors aren’t quite sure what to make of a company from a mostly empty lump of volcanic rock in the middle of the North Atlantic.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The process produces pebble-sized lumps called clinker, which are then ground into cement powder.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lump

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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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