Lump together

"Lump together" in a Sentence (4 examples)

Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate

In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here.

People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, but in fact they are different creatures.

April 14, 2007, The Guardian, The poorest of the poor "Those who asked the authorities for help were a mixed bag: elderly, unemployed, sick or injured, widows, orphans, the mentally ill; all were lumped together in a "one size fits all" welfare system."

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