as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
college chums who go way back
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as in associates
to come or be together as friends
they always chum around together
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Recent Examples of chums
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
The two got on famously, and have been chums ever since.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chums
Noun
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Many of the moments are based on stories told to me by my nurse friends, or my men friends and family who were hospitalized and remember some of what happened to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Following the news of the internet star’s death, several of his friends shared tributes on social media.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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After Vanderbilt, Texas travels back on the road to face Georgia (6-1) before home dates against Arkansas (2-6) and Texas A&M (8-0), a critical stretch for the Longhorns that will determine playoff eligibility.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Half-brothers Wirt and Greg certainly have their disagreements during their journey through the Unknown, but what bonds them in the end, like Lucy carrying her tired little brother Linus home to bed in Great Pumpkin, is fathomless love.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Since the split, sources told People that the actress bonds with their two daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seth Rogen joins the cast as Rabbi Neil, a progressive rabbi who offers Noah a position at his ultra-modern congregation, Ahava.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jordan joins previous American Cinematheque Award winners like Spike Lee, Ryan Reynolds, Reese Witherspoon, Ridley Scott, Amy Adams, Helen Mirren and, last year, Jessica Chastain.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Chums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chums. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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