CLAMMING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

clamming

verb

present participle of clam

as in fishing

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He's spent plenty of time fishing Old Hickory himself and expects The Champions to draw a significant crowd, both for the concerts and the competition.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Five others remained missing in Baja California, including three in Ensenada and a father and son who went fishing Saturday in San Felipe, on the Gulf of California, and never returned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The volunteers, Israelis and Americans, had come to stand alongside Palestinian farmers harvesting olives with the goal of preventing attacks by Israeli settlers.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Photograph by Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Getty On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers who were harvesting olives in the West Bank.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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These resident birds survive by foraging for food sources, which can be more difficult to find as temperatures drop.

— Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing a cuppa stimulation — our choice today is English breakfast — and foraging for items of interest.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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clamming up

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