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Recent Examples of ham
Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
So in plays and things, I was always cast as the comic relief, back in my ham-it-up days.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Ham and pineapple is a classic pairing—and so is ham and Swiss cheese.
—Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Noun
Wrap everything in a slice of deli ham or turkey, and add a bowl of hot pepper jelly on the side for dipping.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
So in plays and things, I was always cast as the comic relief, back in my ham-it-up days.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
Ben Stiller, Matt Damon and Emma Stone hammed it up in Super Bowl commercials costing $10 million for 30 seconds.
—Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham
Adjective
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But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The pedigree of the studio also shows in some of the vocal talent involved, which includes a hammy Michael Sheen as a scheming hotel owner and Brian Cox as Lorcan and Charlie’s kindly grandfather.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Sunset selfies in thigh-high taffeta and heels and a parade of designer swimwear by the pool are perfectly acceptable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The sensual styling featured sinuous lines and included a thigh-high slit.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.—
Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2026
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Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Upton served as a radioman throughout the war, Farley said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Upton continued to serve as a radioman during World War II and later started a family with wife Gene, who Pacific Historic Parks said died in 2018.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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The hockey-centric romance has been compared to HBO Max hit Heated Rivalry, possibly as an attempt to ape that series’ huge success, but this was in development before that show became a huge hit.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The Cook County Sheriff's office said Medina was caught with a shank in jail last week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Those charges may also be upgraded as authorities say he was caught in jail with a six-inch shank.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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But rodeo attendees include hundreds of out-of-state cowboys and thousands of spectators, who come from across the country for calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, and the Pony Express, an eight-man relay race on horseback, which originated at Oklahoma rodeos in the early 1970s.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Lindsey Hodgson checking up on the new calves kept in different pens depending age.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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On my visit, actor Jamie Bell was holding up the bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Never mind that the 68-year-old actor, who played the rebellious, impulsive wizard Sirius Black in the Harry Potter film franchise, couldn’t tell you the difference between a Hufflepuff and, say, a Gryffindor.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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