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Recent Examples of clam
Connie Ogle
may 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Besides the clam chowder, make sure to order the Big Dean’s Cheeseburger, which is a double meat and double cheese monster, and the menu also includes a seriously good chili dog.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 13 May 2026
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Soup Costco food courts in Taiwan offer members clam chowder.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There’s a raw bar with oysters, ceviche and the Seafood Colosseum with oysters, lobster, mussels, clams and the ceviche of the day with caviar.
—Connie Ogle
may 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Besides the clam chowder, make sure to order the Big Dean’s Cheeseburger, which is a double meat and double cheese monster, and the menu also includes a seriously good chili dog.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 13 May 2026
Verb
In 1968, Stanley Kubrick introduced HAL 9000’s unblinking red eye and eerily clam, smug voice in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Soup Costco food courts in Taiwan offer members clam chowder.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
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If anything, the incident has become part of brand Beckham mythology; an early indication of David and Victoria’s fashion-forwardness and media savvy that has morphed into today’s multimillion-dollar sport, beauty and business empire.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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If approved, the property tax cuts would still siphon millions of tax dollars from the budgets of local taxing authorities in both Broward and Palm Beach counties.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The Placer County Sheriff's Office said that, on May 23, a woman was fishing with her son and elderly mother at Chana Park when the two women were allegedly attacked by 49-year-old Michael Appleberry.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Investigators said a woman was fishing with her son and her elderly mother when Appleberry allegedly attacked them.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Make a billion bucks and then invest in a soccer team.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Buc-ee's plans to open another store in Ohio, bringing its gas station, convenience store and smiling buck-toothed beaver mascot closer to the Pennsylvania stateline.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Young and Wilson each made two free throws to seal it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Brunson scores two shots that seal the win for the Knicks, and the bar erupts.—
Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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As the largest lobster-producing state in the US, Maine harvests more than 100 million pounds of the shellfish annually.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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That includes marine species—such as sea cucumbers, seahorses and shark fins, which are illegally harvested and sold for possible medicinal uses or as food.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 June 2026
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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