hummers

plural of hummer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hummers Feeding Hummingbirds in Winter Serious birders often keep their hummingbird feeders up year-round in hopes of seeing rare winter hummers. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025 On chilly mornings, the hummers will flock to feeders at the first hint of daylight to drink the high-energy nectar. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025 Learn the simple steps for cleaning a hummingbird feeder and how often it should be done to have healthy, happy hummers. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummers
Noun
  • For those unfamiliar, the rivalry between the two clubs runs deep — both teams are based in Milan, Italy, and are among the country’s most successful and historic soccer powerhouses.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • One by one, global giants are admitting they've been breached, from tech powerhouses like Google to insurance leaders such as Allianz and Farmers and even luxury brands like Dior.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Laneige Water Sleeping Mask Laneige became a household name thanks to its lip sleeping mask, but this overnight cream is no slack with the beauties either.
    Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One of the all-time beauties of film, with acting chops.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Saft’s decorating dreams began early.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His legacy will continue to inspire not only athletes but anyone who has ever been told their dreams were impossible.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The twist, so to speak, in Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s feature debut, is that the child in question is a Belgian girl growing up in rural Japan in the 1960s — a place filled with countless natural wonders, but also marked by the scars of a major war that haven’t quite healed.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The wonders of technology will never cease to amaze.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gummosis Gummy sap oozing from the trunk and branches is common in peaches, plums, and other fruit trees.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Before Jay Dee became the lead singer of pioneering trap corridos troupe Herencia de Patrones, the artist born Jesús Diego Orejel spent his days picking peaches in Northern California’s vast agricultural fields.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gerbera daisies have a clumping growth habit and may be divided at the roots, as long as separated clumps each have a least one crown, for propagation purposes.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The kit includes seeds for growing daisies, basil, or aloe.
    Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though Beetlejuice exists in a macabre wonderland (its practical effects are still marvels), the film never loses its gooey center.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But there are many misconceptions that persist about these metabolic marvels.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Hummers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummers. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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