shammed

past tense of sham

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shammed
Verb
  • In Week 6 of the TSSAA football season, Brentwood Academy junior edge-rusher Kenneth Simon II registered a sack against Ensworth and formed his hands into a circle, then pretended to roll a pair of dice.
    Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • True desires were revealed during the blackout, as Chuck pretended to be Blair's British boyfriend, Marcus.
    Emily Exton, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The relative then spied a dead dog on an interstate nearby, and assumed the canine was Randy since both dogs had the same shading.
    TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists have long assumed that dark energy is a constant, unchanging entity.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The odds and rankings are based on historical and recent team performances and the competition in its entirety is simulated 10,000 times to produce a final projection for each side.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The scene on a lower floor of an Overland Park office building simulated the investigation of an explosion as part of a two-day training event organized by the FBI’s Kansas City office with an eye toward readiness for the World Cup in 2026.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Shammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shammed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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