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Recent Examples of chum
Noun
Some people who think too hard about shipping dog-children have decided the father is Mackenzie, Bluey’s border collie school chum. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024 So when strolling the grid ahead of this year’s British Grand Prix, the former Top Gear presenter dropped a bombshell on TV about his old chum’s next F1 gig. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
Verb
And unfortunately, Gay’s resignation will be like blood that further chums the water. Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024 Some anglers chum the day or night before, then fish the following morning. Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for chum 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chum
Noun
  • Shim, a longtime friend, suggested that Kang apply for the pardon to clear his name — and his record.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Even after Ukraine's independence, Ukraine and Russia's spy services had remained deeply entwined, Many older officers had been trained in Moscow and some even remained close friends with their former Russian comrades.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Often associated with the age of industrial expansion in Britain, the Victorian style can be seen as a reaction to the symmetrical and straightforward designs of Neoclassical and Georgian styles.
    Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
  • At this point, there is no indication of any further extensions of the protections against negative credit reporting associated with delinquent or defaulted federal student loans.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Aron Kay, a Yippie buddy known for throwing pies in the faces of establishment figures, said Weberman, more than academic scholars, developed a visceral understanding of the songwriter and was determined to coax Dylan back to taking political stands about issues like the Vietnam War.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Accountability buddies make movement breaks feel less daunting.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Despite her best efforts to prepare for a Sunday matchup against Northwestern, the Wildcats decided not to travel to L.A. because of the fires.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The lowest-remaining seed of the four will travel to face the Chiefs on either Jan. 18 or 19 in the AFC’s Divisional Round at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But Hutson is running the defensive corps, averaging 22:42 per night, which gives him a serious edge on Celebrini and Michkov for the campaign's best rookie.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Born Joan Ann Plowright in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, her mother ran an amateur drama group and Plowright was involved in the theater from age 3.
    Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The two bonded over the bye week after butting heads a year ago.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Bottlenose dolphins are one of the more common dolphin species in the wild — the kind humans might encounter while boating — and do well with humans in settings like zoos where they become bonded with the staff.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • We are surrounded by magnificent collaborators that are helping us all the time with the music and who are supporting us with many things in terms of production, in terms of composition, arrangements, mixing.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Despite suggesting it be mixed with a milk frother, this one didn’t offer much froth on its own, but foamed up with the help of some milk.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Bruegger's Bagels free bagel and cream cheese Bruegger’s Bagels, with more than 175 locations throughout the U.S., is giving all customers who join Bruegger’s Rewards loyalty program a free bagel and cream cheese with purchase in January to celebrate National Bagel Day.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Kansas City Star Maddie Hartley, a digital layout editor working on the Morning Sports Edition, joined The Star in 2023.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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