hamming

Definition of hammingnext
present participle of ham

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, previously said in a statement that accounts imitating other people go against their terms of service and are removed when flagged.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Broncos fans have rallied around their backup quarterback, with thousands of fans changing their social media avatars to a picture of Stidham’s face, photoshopped with sunglasses and headphones, imitating a LeBron James meme.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • By mimicking these parameters, Zhu created an AI model, dubbed TongTong, which exists in a virtual city with her own drives, motivations, and limited autonomy.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • So the team put it to the test, mimicking real-world treatment and wear and tear.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trying To Avoid The Generic However, having minimal buttons is hardly an original design strategy when so many EVs have followed this route (aping Tesla).
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The failure of Hollywood’s first take on Godzilla, which reimagined this towering icon into a skittering lizard that was clearly aping more from Jurassic Park than any of the kaiju films that came before it, positioned the start of Godzilla’s third era as something of a return to form.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The clip features four male models — who look nothing like Catmen Anthony D’Amato, Mike Montali, Brian Dunne, and Don DiLego — miming their way through a performance of the song in Orson Welles-era black & white.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The Artist mourned the silent era by miming through the Oscars, while La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned failure into choreography.
    Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Hamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamming. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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