as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
college chums who go way back
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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
they always chum around together
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The rising numbers of worms in chum and pink salmon could reflect the fact that those species tend to live near shore as juveniles, closer to marine mammals that perpetuate the parasites’ life cycle.
—Ashley Stimpson, science.org, 7 May 2024
Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
All that said, by Coughlin’s calculation, Sinema will still have to garner the support of 20 to 25 percent of Arizona’s Democrats who are somehow unbothered by the spectacle of their former Democratic senator now chumming it up with Republicans while disparaging the Biden administration.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 1 May 2023
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Noun
Ackles' brief cameo in The Boys season 4 finale post-credits scene now not only sets the stage for another potential father-son showdown with Homelander, but also a potential onscreen reunion with his ol' Supernatural chums Jared Padalecki and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The rising numbers of worms in chum and pink salmon could reflect the fact that those species tend to live near shore as juveniles, closer to marine mammals that perpetuate the parasites’ life cycle.
—Ashley Stimpson, science.org, 7 May 2024
Verb
Some anglers chum the day or night before, then fish the following morning.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
All that said, by Coughlin’s calculation, Sinema will still have to garner the support of 20 to 25 percent of Arizona’s Democrats who are somehow unbothered by the spectacle of their former Democratic senator now chumming it up with Republicans while disparaging the Biden administration.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 1 May 2023
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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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