CLUNKED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

clunked

verb

past tense of clunk

as in glanced

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In her office, Bastiany glanced at a wall plastered with resources for housing, rehab, job training.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Each glanced from time to time at their rods, propped against the metal barrier that separated land from sea.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of glanced

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The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumped

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Denny Hamlin served a safety violation after a tire bounced out of his team’s pit box, sending him to the back of the field temporarily.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
The 49ers gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown, and then mistake after mistake bounced them from the playoffs.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Garrett Mitchell walked, rookie Cooper Pratt laid down a sacrifice bunt and light-hitting Luis Lara banged the next pitch up the middle to score Mitchell from second for the 2-1 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

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Before the pandemic, some properties even offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping during their stay.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Even before the pandemic, some properties offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of skipped

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Nearly 20 bids ricocheted across the room, with Christie’s specialists Amelia Walker, Katharine Arnold, and Maria Los competing for the work.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The ball ricocheted to shortstop Taylor Walls, who threw out Turner for the third out of the inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ricocheted

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And the Brewers rebounded from being swept last year by the Dodgers in the NLCS, to put together a more complete team that not only could win 103 games in the regular season, but also sustain a deep postseason run.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Bearcats rebounded with a 45-7 win over Arlington Bowie last week after losing to Arlington Martin.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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