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ham

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noun

ham

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ham
Noun
To-go meals include a family-style triple glazed ham meal for 4 for $149. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Visitors can explore radio technology, talk to stations around the world, and operate radios under the supervision of licensed hams. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for ham
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart, your gaze forward, and your core engaged. Descend into a squat until your thighs are roughly parallel, then return to standing.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
  • For the same reasons, even using whole-body deodorants near the genitals (say, on your inner thigh) can be risky.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • All of the hallmarks that made the group such a force in the Seventies and Eighties — the irresistible melodies, the spark-up-and-chill vibes, those voices — are present here, without any trace of aping the past.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Both arrived to Tanganyika Wildlife Park in 2014 and have had five calves together, including the latest addition.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • Senga, who missed the entirety of the 2024 season outside of a few innings with a shoulder injury and a calf strain, was on track for another All-Star appearance before he was injured trying to cover first base.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • One of the more famous actors to save the day on the big screen, Henry Cavill debuted as Superman in 2013's Man of Steel.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 July 2025
  • The attack has so far targeted a broad sweep of users across North America, EMEA and APAC regions, and high-value industries appear to be favored by the threat actors behind the campaign.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025

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“Ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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