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Recent Examples of ham
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Served in bistros all over France, this colorful Asparagus Mimosa is an ideal accompaniment to baked ham, roast chicken, or served on its own as a first course.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
Flopping Is a Welcome Sideshow: Basketball stars from Nikola Jokic to Kyle Lowry are hamming up their reactions to even the slightest contact, writes our columnist.
—James Hill, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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Noun
To tackle the communication problems that comes after events like hurricanes, the MOVE USA Radio team Helped MOVE PR volunteers to become licensed ham radio operators and provided radio equipment for each of the modular kits including a portable antenna designed by MOVE USA volunteers.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Served in bistros all over France, this colorful Asparagus Mimosa is an ideal accompaniment to baked ham, roast chicken, or served on its own as a first course.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Verb
The five-person group appears to be posing for the camera, hamming up their respective jobs.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
Flopping Is a Welcome Sideshow: Basketball stars from Nikola Jokic to Kyle Lowry are hamming up their reactions to even the slightest contact, writes our columnist.
—James Hill, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham
Adjective
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Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The tone is maddeningly ambiguous, somewhere between stupid and serious, hammy and apocalyptic—in other words, consummate Crews.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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With two bullets in the thighs, and another bullet in his arm, one young man was screaming in pain.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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The bullet hit that victim in her left thigh, the bullet exiting then lodging in her right thigh.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The posers tricked victims with fake threats, like demanding payments to avoid legal consequences and potential computer issues, according to the Department of Justice.—
Annie Goodykoontz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
Noun
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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.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Shooter aped Marvel Comics’ writing style, bringing a measure of 1960s cool to the more uptight comics that National put out.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Instead of trying to ape a classic 16-bit console on modern hardware, why not develop the game properly on the original console?—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Extending the emphasis on nature, a ring with a 6.02 carat Brazilian aquamarine, resting on a shank embellished with two Paraiba tourmalines and diamond petals to mimic a rose, joins the new line.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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While classics like Rio’s fajitas remain on the menu, executive chef Jesus Martinez has added more elevated, traditional Mexican dishes like a roasted pork shank birria and striped bass veracruzana.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
Noun
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That was in spite of two three-week injury lay-offs due to issues with her right calf and left ankle in November and February.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The video then shows images of the moose reunited with her calves.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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To be in the same room where Elvis played and to have actors on the same stage...—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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In the decades since the original book series and feature films, Rowling has espoused her anti-trans rhetoric on social media, which has prompted even actors from the film series to speak out against the author.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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“Ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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