glomming

present participle of glom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glomming But the filmmakers’ motivations for glomming on to Ed are depicted as being noble. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glomming
Verb
  • Securing the Shield ensures the top seed for Philly and home-field advantage throughout the MLS Cup playoffs for a team that has quietly gone about a consistent season without grabbing much in the way of attention.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Without strangers lunging at her and grabbing her forearm.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Will Shipley would be more of the pass-catching value, and Dillon the early-down and goal-line option, not to say both can’t do both things — hence, the hot hand (and hence for the second time).
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But the Patriots gave it right back as Rhamondre Stevenson, who has had trouble fumbling early this season, was stripped after catching a pass from Maye.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The American withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 created the vacuum into which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marched, declaring a caliphate and seizing territory the size of Britain.
    Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The ultra-orthodox group, with their leader Eretz Zakay, had a long history of illegally seizing Palestinian property across Jerusalem.
    Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Four innings before the Jays finished Saturday’s 10-1 blowout win over the New York Yankees, snatching a series-opening victory in the American League Division Series, Gausman was relegated to spectator.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That led to millions more people getting coverage, some of whom paid little or nothing, and more plans being offered.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, its most iconic silhouettes from the archive are getting a new lease on life — just in time to the brand’s 120th anniversary.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each verse is a heartfelt exploration of sorrow, capturing the complexity of human emotions in the face of separation.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The best part for her was capturing on video the exact moment the doors opened to reveal a firefighter standing above them, ready to help.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Glomming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glomming. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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