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hummers

noun

plural of hummer

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an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency

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something very good of its kind this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer

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Recent Examples of hummers The nectar might contain some toxins, but the hummers and moths don’t drink enough to be harmed. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 My cardinal flowers and trumpet creepers are blooming right now, which the hummers and insects love. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 That's a safer way to catch hummers' attention. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Juegoal Window Hummingbird Feeder Window hummingbird feeders are an extra-fun way to watch the birds at home, attracting hummers for an up-close view. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026 On chilly mornings, the hummers will flock to feeders at the first hint of daylight to drink the high-energy nectar. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025

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Noun

These powerhouses will meet again Tuesday night in Chester, Pennsylvania.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
LaKeith Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn are set to star in Molepeople, a horror feature that sees the teaming of two horror powerhouses, Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of powerhouses

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

Wright also interrogates the boundary between severe mental illness and evil, and wonders whether, even in extreme cases, redemption might be possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonders

Noun

Harvard Medical School lists apples, citrus fruits and stone fruits (like cherries and peaches) as other anti-inflammatory options, highlighting their vitamin C and fiber content.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The pastries feature flaky, crisp puff pastry wrapped around sweet peaches and a creamy cheese filling.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaches

Noun

Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Newly interested in landscape design, Kim’s mother also cultivated the property’s garden, grooming its old red pine tree and planting the grounds with tulips, chrysanthemums, and daisies.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

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