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Recent Examples of clam
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Banded clam shells, Bulgarian split squats, and golbet squats are a few exercises that can strengthen your knees and hips.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Known for its abundance of agates found along the Pacific Ocean beach between Newport and Yaquina Head, Agate Beach is a popular spot for agate hunting, as well as other activities like clamming, surfing and wildlife viewing.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Your favorite wine snob will be happy as a clam.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Banded clam shells, Bulgarian split squats, and golbet squats are a few exercises that can strengthen your knees and hips.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Soup Costco food courts in Taiwan offer members clam chowder.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Known for its abundance of agates found along the Pacific Ocean beach between Newport and Yaquina Head, Agate Beach is a popular spot for agate hunting, as well as other activities like clamming, surfing and wildlife viewing.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
Noun
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In Los Angeles, for example, the city spent more than 50 million dollars in 2021 on policing homelessness, yet unsheltered homelessness still increased.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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More people than the entire population of Minneapolis, or half a million, were estimated to go fishing in Minnesota between Saturday and Sunday.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The man standing second from the left seems to be holding a fishing pole — fishing perhaps from the bed of the wagon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In recent years, Amazon’s assumption of the Thursday Night Football package and exploratory nibbles from the likes of YouTube have poured billions of bonus bucks into the league’s coffers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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JPMorgan also lowered its PT on Wendy’s by a buck.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Roll pastry around filling, pinching to seal.—
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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Creamy corn, crisp crumb topping, and melty cheese just seal the deal.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Not to mention, harvesting garlic bulbs can disturb the soil quite a bit and interfere with the growth of sage plant roots.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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Check plants every other day to harvest the ripe fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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