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Recent Examples of ham
Jed Portman,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Try the Miners Beach special, covered in pepperoni, sausage, jalapeños, ham, and pineapple.
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Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
21 June 2026
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Spencer Gerber intentionally hams it up as the applause-loving Cornley actor who plays both Charles’ brother Cecil and Haversham Manor’s gardener Arthur.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ham and pineapple is a classic pairing—and so is ham and Swiss cheese.
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Jed Portman,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
There are drums, cowbells, ham horns, and the battle cry of Olé Olé Olé, Olé Olé Olá!
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Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Try the Miners Beach special, covered in pepperoni, sausage, jalapeños, ham, and pineapple.
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Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
21 June 2026
Verb
David hammed it up on the red carpet with Hudson once again at the premiere of her movie Sing in December 2016 in L.A.
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Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Spencer Gerber intentionally hams it up as the applause-loving Cornley actor who plays both Charles’ brother Cecil and Haversham Manor’s gardener Arthur.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham
Adjective
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Grisham had been one of the Yankees’ hottest hitters before hurting his hammy running the bases in Toronto on June 12.
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Smith remains wonderfully hammy.
Noun
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But fullback Amar Dedic is likely to miss a second consecutive match with a thigh injury.
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Kiara Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene, having been shot multiple times in the abdomen, once in the left eye, and once in the leg, back, and thigh, prosecutors said.
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Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
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Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
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Upton continued to serve as a radioman during World War II and later started a family with wife Gene, who Pacific Historic Parks said died in 2018.
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Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah when torpedoes hit the battleship and quickly capsized it, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.
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The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.
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Rounding out the trio is a take on the Air Max 95 Neon with orange substitutions on its Big Bubble heel unit and eyestay loops and a green and orange gradient on the outsole’s shank.
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Mordecai If your dad loves baseball, take him to the bistro across from Wrigley Field for beef Wellington ($55), a lamb shank ($45) and an Old-Fashioned ($18).
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Smollett was accused of staging a hate crime — which was originally reported as a racist and homophobic crime against the Empire actor— in Chicago in February 2019.
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Travis Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are expected to attend, as are fellow NFL star George Kittle and actor-singer Suki Waterhouse.
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In 1971, Life Magazine did a cover story on Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News managing editor and anchorman.
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In 1973, management lured Kurtis back to CBS Chicago as principal anchor, working alongside commentator and anchorman Walter Jacobson.
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“Ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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