Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrummed
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Not the one on the field to celebrate a win, but the quieter one to punctuate a season — sharing hugs, backslaps and whispered words of encouragement for the winter to come, for a winter that has come too soon.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Korean Cinema’s Crisis Was the Headline Far from being whispered about in corridors, Korean cinema’s crisis was front and center throughout BIFF, with industry leaders using the platform to openly diagnose challenges and seek solutions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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The audience sighed in relief and immediately got up to leave.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Andy sighed, shuddering between them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The machines whizzed and whirred.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On day seven of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Lyles sizzled on Tokyo tracks to claim his fourth consecutive 200-meter world title.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Get the recipe > Sweet corn is lightly sizzled in ghee and tossed with juicy tomatoes, peppery dandelion greens, and smoky blue cheese for a salad that’s equal parts sweet, bitter, and tangy.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Thrummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrummed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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