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Recent Examples of clam
Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Exercises like wall-sits, clam shells, step-ups, and Romanian deadlifts target the knees and surrounding muscles to improve strength and stability.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Others, including Cannon’s father, gave the state’s proposal to start clamming a chance.
—Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
And that may be even more satisfying than a clam appetizer.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Exercises like wall-sits, clam shells, step-ups, and Romanian deadlifts target the knees and surrounding muscles to improve strength and stability.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
Noun
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In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some focus on fishing in the ocean or among the mangroves, others on herding zebu cattle, and still others on harvesting resources from the forest.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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This summer, a Florida man stumbled on a wrecked vessel while fishing with his grandson – possibly a 19th-century ship designed to carry rum.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His beloved baseball glove; the cashmere quarter-zips his grandma bought him for Christmas — anything to raise a hundred bucks and feed the addiction.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Voracious manga readers will find value in the subscription the most, with Crunchyroll aiming to offer the most bang for your buck.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Repair any holes in window screens and seal gaps around windows and doors to keep wasps from coming into your home.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hunters in alligator management zone 1 in southwest Arkansas checked 69 alligators, and hunters in south-central Arkansas, zone 2, harvested four.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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That’s why the space agency targets the lunar south pole, aiming to harvest water ice for breathable oxygen, fuel, and drinking water.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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