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
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
The show sees the young bunny and her chums discovering the world around them as Miffy’s positive attitude helps overcome any tricky situations.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
One of the biggest acts to come out of the now-defunct record label, the 16-time Grammy nominee chummed it up with the real estate tycoon during his reality TV heyday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Nathalie Dupree, meanwhile, was the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, a four-time James Beard Award winner, a pioneering television chef, and a chum of Julia Child’s.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
The show sees the young bunny and her chums discovering the world around them as Miffy’s positive attitude helps overcome any tricky situations.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Feb. 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
One of the biggest acts to come out of the now-defunct record label, the 16-time Grammy nominee chummed it up with the real estate tycoon during his reality TV heyday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chum
Noun
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Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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That's because psychological benefits are associated with having a college fund.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Photograph: Sabrina Kelly; Getty Images Around the time Smith started working on One Shot, Hay began to suspect that his buddy’s finances were not all in order.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
20 May 2025
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The buddy comedy finds Hopps, the police department’s first rabbit cop, working full-time with Wilde, the sly fox and former grifter.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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That painting, Past Times (1997), appeared in Marshall’s traveling retrospective and was won by Combs, also known by the moniker Diddy, at Sotheby’s.—
Alex Greenberger for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Bennet, who is now running for governor, and Tester largely ignored the protesters, who interjected throughout the event, as they were escorted out or asked by security not to disrupt.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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On the first half-court possession of the game, Boston ran a handoff with Sydney Colson on the wing, springing her for a clean jumper at the free-throw line.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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If Korda happens to bond with his offspring, that’s a bonus.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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The two are bonded forever, use catchphrases to communicate and care intensely about each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Southerners will mix sweet tea with lemonade for an Arnold Palmer or with Kentucky bourbon for hard iced tea.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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Episodes of natural selection are sometimes ephemeral, and evidence of them vanishes from our genomes when the selective pressures subside or when populations mix.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Italian rookies Emma Fioravanti, Giulia Perotti, and Sofia Tonelli joined the two Olympians on Monday’s podium.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Nick Blake joins a Maryland team with several other freshman additions, including five-star shooting guard Darius Adams and international prospect Guillermo Del Pino.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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