chummed

verb

past tense of chum
as in traveled
to come or be together as friends they always chum around together

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Recent Examples of chummed We were taken diving without a cage in water that had been chummed with blood to attract sharks. — Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummed
  1. traveled
  2. associated
  3. joined
  4. mingled
  5. ran
  6. connected
  7. mixed
  8. collaborated
Verb
  • This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Coal has long been associated with electricity generation, steelmaking, and carbon emissions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The winds are associated with an upper trough dropping over the region.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Saldaña, shimmering in Cartier, mingled with costars and hugged fans and friends, giving Kidman an especially tight squeeze.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Trump cabinet members mingled with reporters in an aisle near one of Paramount’s tables.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Definition of mingled
Verb
  • Investigators analyzed data from more than 1,700 participants in a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group runs both of the Whitney’s two dining outlets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • Suzuki connected for his 19th home run in the first inning, driving in Pete Crow-Armstrong after a leadoff single.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Lyu recommends using Google and Microsoft to review the apps connected to your accounts.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • As Tehran and Washington issue mixed messages, the status of the strait remains at the core of the conflict.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sodas can be mixed with different syrups and creamers; for example, Sprite mixed with blue raspberry syrup and coconut cream.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Olivia Rodrigo has collaborated with LEGO on five new building sets, becoming the first musician to receive dedicated LEGO collections.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Having collaborated with his parents since the late 1980s, Berenstain was no stranger to furthering the family legacy.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborated

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