as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
college chums who go way back
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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
they always chum around together
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Recent Examples of chum
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
That way, when the tuna show up the hooked baits blend in with the free-swimming chum.
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Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, in the chumming scenes the water is flat calm — terrible for creating a slick.
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Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.
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David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
That way, when the tuna show up the hooked baits blend in with the free-swimming chum.
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Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Observers trace the current fissures to Carlson hosting Fuentes on his podcast in October, chumming it up with the heil Hitler-spouting troll to his millions of followers.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, in the chumming scenes the water is flat calm — terrible for creating a slick.
—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chum
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Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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One of the stops captured in police body camera video shows local officers talking about targeting work vans for ICE — vehicles associated with construction, landscaping and other industries reliant on immigrant labor.
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Yet despite his later involvement in politics, McCloskey remains most closely associated with the confrontation that unfolded outside his home in June 2020.
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The film’s depictions of Jeff Bezos buddy Altman and Elon Musk are said to be less than flattering.
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Burrus chuckles at the quirky things his buddy would do at these parties.
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The suspect, an adult male, wore all black and traveled on a scooter.
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For those unable to attend games at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, the free-to-enter festival offers local and traveling spectators a place to gather during the World Cup.
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The couple's Jeep Compass was still running and the fan was on high, however, the air conditioning wasn't working, according to authorities.
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Rodrigo Carmona, who runs the juice and snack spot with his wife and son, simply kept it.
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Russert and Sanders Townsend have bonded over losing their fathers.
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Mohammed and Artigas had bonded out of Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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Swept away The high altitude in Denver can cause certain pitch types to go awry, but Gray had the benefit of being able to mix and match from his expansive repertoire.
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The restaurant makes refined regional favorites like ceviche colimense and his tostada de pozole seco, and mixes cocktails with tuba.
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The family was joined by members of the Pennsylvania State Police.
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Below, meet the 12 Casa Amor men joining Love Island USA season 8.
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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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