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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty
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as in zipped
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
a helicopter hummed overhead
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Recent Examples of hummed
Experiments were running, discoveries being made, and conferences hummed with new ideas.
—
Florencia Canelli,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Eye Patch rocked on the balls of his feet and hummed.
—
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
On the exhibition floor at the annual international BIO conference in San Diego, biotech and startup executives hummed around pavilions representing member countries and states, pausing to watch World Cup games on a giant screen at a South Korean contract drug manufacturer’s booth.
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Brittany Trang,
STAT,
25 June 2026
As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
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Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
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Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
Florencia Canelli,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Eye Patch rocked on the balls of his feet and hummed.
—
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
On the exhibition floor at the annual international BIO conference in San Diego, biotech and startup executives hummed around pavilions representing member countries and states, pausing to watch World Cup games on a giant screen at a South Korean contract drug manufacturer’s booth.
—
Brittany Trang,
STAT,
25 June 2026
As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.
—
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
—
Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.
—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
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Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon.
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The crowd at the party buzzed around one of that show’s key players, Lindsay Hubbard, who was in attendance.
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When fully zipped, the stand-up collar offers extra protection at the front of the neck while the hood shields the scalp and ears.
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This secure style can be zipped inside a travel tote or crossbody bag and has enough slots and space to hold credit cards, an ID, and cash or coins—both of which are useful in Europe, especially at cafes where there may be a minimum spend to use a credit card or Apple Pay.
Verb
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However, the extravagant nature of such spending appears to be a bubble that has now burst, especially given the obvious failure to build a domestic talent pool.
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When fire crews arrived on scene, the fire had consumed multiple rooms and had burst through the roof of one of the three hotel buildings.
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Recalling a former boss who whispered intimate good-byes to his appliances when his restaurant closed, Luca says that the head chef didn’t receive similar farewells from his employees.
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The toys clanked, the players held their breath and onlookers whispered strategies on the sidelines – until a winner was crowned.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
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Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.
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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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