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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Recent Examples of chum
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Edis, chief of the Landon family office and a protégé of its founder, the late swashbuckling billionaire Timothy Landon, who’s legendary as the chief political advisor to his military school chum, the sultan of Oman, notes that Swain gives Houlihan Lokey an extra edge.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Recently, Trump’s been attending more UFC fights and chumming it up with Dana White.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Except then, the assumption was that Abbott crashed the party to arrest Nile, not his chum/friend/investor.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Edis, chief of the Landon family office and a protégé of its founder, the late swashbuckling billionaire Timothy Landon, who’s legendary as the chief political advisor to his military school chum, the sultan of Oman, notes that Swain gives Houlihan Lokey an extra edge.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
From modifying gill nets to employing chumming techniques, fishers are innovating to enhance catch efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Recently, Trump’s been attending more UFC fights and chumming it up with Dana White.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chum
Noun
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Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Much of it is guilt by association — on the grounds, if nothing else, that elites should have known better than to associate with such a man.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is clearly not possible considering the importance of safety concerns associated with nuclear reactors, particularly new and novel designs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Per the numbers crunched by our buddy Rahul Deshpande, the Bulldogs brought in 21 transfers.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The king certainly won't attack his buddies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Epstein frequently traveled there, according to DOJ documents, and Barrack was involved in multiple real estate deals involving Middle Eastern governments.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cisco says the platform is built to support massive AI clusters running training, inference, and real-time agentic workloads while improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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In September, the preliminary revision inferred that the US economy likely added about 911,000 fewer jobs than the jobs reports initially estimated for the 12-month period running from April 2024 through March 2025.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thus bonded, the pair become the band’s Lennon and McCartney, with music fairly flowing out of them after Kitty moves in.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Even then, though, the four actor-musicians didn’t really start to bond yet.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The residue contained human feces mixed with thyme and olive oil.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fans used to agree, complaining when the show would keep mixing former and first-time players, or bemoaning the same faces playing over and over again.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Former Super Bowl MVPs joined the band on stage and stood as Armstrong and his band finished up their set.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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But at the Milan-Cortina Games, several Americans have joined Shiffrin in speaking about the conflict of representing a country that may no longer be representing their values.—
Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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