as in traveling
to come or be together as friends
they always chum around together
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Recent Examples of chumming
When catching fish, there will no doubt be blood and other things bringing sharks in, but chumming will almost always bring them in.
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Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chumming
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Thursday’s game is the second of the 76ers’ three-game trip and the first game of a back-to-back, with Philadelphia traveling to play the Indiana Pacers on Friday.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hershey Foods, viewing Hersheypark as new and untested, did not want to risk visitors associating its brands with what could be a failing theme park.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2026
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The studio — microphones and a mixing board hooked up to a computer — is on the first floor of McIntire’s home.—
Allen G. Breed,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Yes, mixing highlights and lowlights can give brunette hair a range of shades.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her car was parked nearby and the engine was running.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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In 2006, Lamont, fueled by his personal fortune and some savvy political advisers, visited local Democratic party committees and immersed himself in the drudgery of running a statewide campaign.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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July 23 – August 22 Playful sparks are mingling with purposeful focus now.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Even the fact that its audiences were made up of Black and white South Africans mingling together was unheard of in a city where the law separated areas and people by race.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Caltrans and the Nevada County Transportation Commission are collaborating on the project.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Broadcom is also collaborating with Anthropic rival OpenAI on custom silicon for AI.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tomás Fleck Tomás is a writer/director focused on blending genres and connecting with audiences.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The museum aims to be both an incubator and a marketplace, supporting artists and connecting them with buyers.—
Carl Juste,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Logan and Hailey hit it off on their first date after bonding over their mutual love of cheesecake.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Crosslinking strengthens materials by bonding molecular chains together, improving durability and stability under stress.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chumming. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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