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Noun
On special mornings, guests can start the day watching clamming bears as the sun soars above the Chigmit Mountains –all without leaving camp.—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024 The mask has a hydrogel texture that clams and cools the skin while its clinical-grade ingredients sink in to rejuvenate the complexion.—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
The menu has something for everyone—chicken wings, Hatteras-style clam chowder, jumbo shrimp, and quarter-pound hot dogs.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025 Catch a sunset over Chincoteague Bay, enjoy a nearby beach, or dig your own clams and inspect your own oysters on an interactive shellfish tour.—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for clam
Fireworks buffs may get less bang for their buck this Fourth of July due to the United States' ongoing tariff war with China.
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Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
Fly to these major US cities from Cincinnati for under $100 in July
Get the most bang for your buck with these round-trip, nonstop flights departing from Cincinnati in July 2025:
Atlanta, Georgia: $78 (Frontier), Departs: July 25.
Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
In the win over Haiti, the U.S. got on the board early with a 10th-minute goal from PSV winger Malik Tillman, and sealed the result with a 75th-minute strike by Charlotte FC forward Patrick Agyemang, securing all three points and a spot in the knockout stage.
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