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Recent Examples of chummy The chummy scene in the White House this week with Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador was telling. Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 There were the usual chummy showbiz cracks, including a callback to Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes bit about how Adam Sandler says Timothée Chalamet’s name, as though awards season really were just one continuous show. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 Ana thought the two teams were chummy, sharing information and helping each other along the way. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025 Bo Nix, Stidham and Wilson were a chummy group in 2024, and Wilson offers a high-upside option as a young backup. Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummy
Adjective
  • Some of this uncertainty is coming from familiar sources, and some from new developments.
    Amanda Tickel, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Poison ivy is a familiar example, but other dangerous plants include pokeweed, poison hemlock, giant hogweed and stinging nettle.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Soak your grates in a mixture of warm water and vinegar.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
  • The finish is long and flavorful, evoking tropical themes of coconut water and warm beaches.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Her testimony offered the jury context about how abuse can form and continue in intimate partner relationships, for jurors to compare the information to the circumstances being presented to them.
    Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Her mom has trouble with intimate relationships and is sort of like a boy crazy mom, and Taylor's the one that's seeing the manifestation of that, and essentially comforting her mother and trying to help her.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • Hussain has a friendly, reassuring presence, making the already-simple recipes even less intimidating.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Among the close friends and family celebrating were Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • After the close, discount retailer Miniso Group (9896 HK, MSO US) missed Q1 estimates while online travel agency Tongcheng (780 HK) beat analyst expectations for Q1.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The couple announced their relationship in 2023 and have been inseparable ever since.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • In a video shared in the same month, Ren and Miso are inseparable, doing everything together, from playing, to reading books and cuddling.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025

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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chummy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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