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Recent Examples of clam
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Boston gets a lot of attention for its classics—lobster rolls, Boston cream pie, clam chowder.
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Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Soup Costco food courts in Taiwan offer members clam chowder.
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Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
When there are harmful algae blooms, health authorities sometimes put out warnings telling people not to eat mussels, clams and other types of seafood.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Boston gets a lot of attention for its classics—lobster rolls, Boston cream pie, clam chowder.
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Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
Verb
In 1968, Stanley Kubrick introduced HAL 9000’s unblinking red eye and eerily clam, smug voice in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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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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Most winners aren't used to handling millions of dollars, let alone the crush of publicity that comes with a Powerball jackpot.
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The total dollar amount that a senior public official can receive from any one source over the annual reporting period ranged from $520 to $630 during Carvalho’s years in office.
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The Rhode founder then shared a photo of Justin holding Jack while fishing.
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Besides golf there is fishing, hiking, stargazing, croquet, crafts classes, fitness classes, clay shooting, axe throwing, archery, pickleball and even rock climbing.
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The sequence required full-scale versions of Corlys’ (Steve Trussaint) and Lohar’s (Abigail Thorn) ships to be built and usable on both a dry tank and wet tank, thousands of gallons of water and extras and, naturally, numerous CGI dragon fights requiring mechanical bucks.
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Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has for months been working to seal an agreement between the Israeli and Lebanese governments to clamp down on Hezbollah and allow Israel to withdraw its forces from Southern Lebanon.
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Malonga scored six of Seattle's final 10 points to help seal the win.
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His organs will be harvested on Saturday.
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Now, researchers at Xidian University, China, are developing new technologies to harvest solar energy in space and transmit it wirelessly to Earth.
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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