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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty
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as in zipped
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
a helicopter hummed overhead
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Recent Examples of hummed
The site opened itself fully to the public in February this year and has hummed along until the back half of 2024, with the presidential election, and the ensuing toxicity on X, turbocharging sign-ups.
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
While the offense hummed for most of the game, the defense struggled to neutralize Allen.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
My tiny hands gripped the remote and punched the numbers in, and soon, the television hummed as pixels danced across the screen.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Her phone hummed with messages.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The shoreline gleamed with the glacier’s blue ice while the sea hummed with life, from the eagles flying overhead to the otters cruising with us.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The accordions hummed, and the guitars skipped, and the basses thumped.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
But in the end, while the IPO engine has hummed, the car hasn’t started.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
While the offense hummed for most of the game, the defense struggled to neutralize Allen.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
My tiny hands gripped the remote and punched the numbers in, and soon, the television hummed as pixels danced across the screen.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Her phone hummed with messages.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The shoreline gleamed with the glacier’s blue ice while the sea hummed with life, from the eagles flying overhead to the otters cruising with us.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The accordions hummed, and the guitars skipped, and the basses thumped.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
But in the end, while the IPO engine has hummed, the car hasn’t started.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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In New Zealand, fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in the capital of Auckland.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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But in lieu of a flamboyant, la dolce vita–style lifestyle brand, Bottega only whispered of luxury.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
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Still, something hit differently when Barlow leaned into Bateman’s ear and whispered those now-iconic words.Lindy Segal, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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