as in traveling
to come or be together as friends
they always chum around together
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Recent Examples of chumming
When catching fish, there will no doubt be blood and other things bringing sharks in, but chumming will almost always bring them in.
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Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chumming
Verb
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For example, Grab uses AI to automate menu translations in its food delivery app, allowing customers to easily access restaurant menus, even when traveling abroad.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Terryville resident Chalaine Kilduff and her 2-year-old son Beckham were traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last December when, like many 2-year-olds, Beckham started to cry during a long travel day.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This rhetoric is employed to justify the state taking life, by associating the dead with national villainy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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This result is likely because of stereotypes associating Asian American students with higher GPAs and Black students with lower GPAs.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After the sun set, Weaver prepared a bath for Gabriel, mixing the water with breast milk to soothe him.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Making chia seed jam by mixing chia seeds with cooked fruit.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
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That left only three crew members to keep the place running — one American and two Russians — prompting NASA to pause spacewalks and trim research.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those mingling throughout included a mix of actors and music artists, among them Will Price, Mckenna Grace, Flowerovlove, Odessa Young, Ji-Young Yoo, Julia Butters and Odeya Rush.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The campaign features the trio mingling at a wedding and mayhem ensuing when a Bud Light keg rolls down a steel hill.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Green Finds Cafe is currently a pop-up store collaborating with different venues to bring matcha — and soon, plants — to the Des Moines metro.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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Together, Babaii and Hudson shot to stardom, collaborating on major editorials, red carpets and fashion campaigns.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The program will focus on career exploration and work-based learning for students across three school districts, connecting classrooms with local employers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Very social by nature, Marie enjoys connecting with others and forms strong bonds with both peers and adults when a genuine connection is made.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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That led to Chiefs and Patriots fans bonding on X (formerly Twitter) about their dislike of Bills Mafia.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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But through that collective trauma comes bonding.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chumming. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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