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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 broad stock market hummed along in 2025, with the S&P 500 posting a 16% return — the index’s third consecutive year of double-digit gains.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
The last track feels almost too beautiful for the song; Gilmour’s hummed guitar solo that closes out the studio version captures the loneliness of Waters’ lyrics better.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
The show hummed right along into McCarthy’s monologue, which saw her engulfed in a metric ton of fake snow and battling it out with Marcello Hernández dressed as a Christmas elf.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2025
Its elegant Brasserie Lutetia hummed with energy, welcoming not just hotel guests but also locals who've long considered this corner of Boulevard Raspail and Rue de Sèvres a favorite meeting point.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2025
Snowblowers hummed in Leominster as the city received about half a foot of snow, some of the most during this storm.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Things hummed along for years until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
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Not only do the four statues bode well for the film’s future, but the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t try to hide his glee.—
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Visitors must be buzzed in by staff in order to enter past the front office.—
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On Saturday, with Minnesota pressing the Islanders in the offensive zone early, Hughes fed the puck to Faber, who zipped a pass toward the net where Jones was waiting to redirect it low past New York goalie Ilya Sorokin.—
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In December, the foundation posted a Facebook video showing grinning Palestinian children in the van, their backpacks strapped and winter jackets zipped, on their way to school.—
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Is your play area bursting at the seams?—
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Hill burst upon the local high school scene as a sophomore, earning Central Texas newcomer of the year honors in 2023 after rushing for 1,428 yards and 20 touchdowns.—
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The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.—
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Below, discover nine skin scents that exude minimalism and a quiet, whispered state of luxury.—
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
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My vitamin cabinet bulged with supplements.—
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As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods.—
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The four rotating arms on the Nebulaz ride whirred furiously like the inner workings of a clock — and made less noise than a ticking second hand on a watch.—
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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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