CLAMMED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

clammed

verb

past tense of clam

as in fished

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The interview was filmed in Montana, where Newsom’s in-laws own a ranch, as Newsom and Tapper fly-fished together.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Ngy worked construction and fished in his free time, eventually burning out after too many layoffs and inconsistent work following the housing crash of 2008.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026

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Asked about immigration solutions for Congress to tackle, Latino voters polled picked investigating ICE as a top priority, alongside immigration changes like a pathway to citizenship and ending the immigration detention of children and families.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Having picked it up for its 2025-26 season, CBS then pushed it to the following 2026-27 season.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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Surrounded by its own garden, the restaurant builds much of its menu upon a base of herbs and vegetables, like kale and carrots harvested mere steps from the open-concept kitchen.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Research has found that produce starts to lose nutritional value as soon as it’s harvested.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026

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More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Deryck gathered up the platinum blonde lengths and rolled them into two equal portions on either side of Megan's head, pinning and sculpting them to resemble the pointed shape of a cat ear.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

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However, his firm has reaped strong gains from its Phoenix investment, cashing out a quarter of its stake in July for more than $340 million – a return of more than five times its initial stock purchase.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

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