Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammed
Verb
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Panahi mimed cradling a reptile the size of a kitten.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 -
At the snap, the three tight ends – Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen – mimed a run block, just for a beat.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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From knee-length dresses and skirts to longer tops that mimicked the drop-waist effect, the through line was impossible to miss.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Star Search was the first program of its kind, with a format imitated by just about every subsequent talent competition program since.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Hammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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