callithump

noun

Definition of callithumpnext
as in string

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  1. string
  2. train
  3. column
  4. line
  5. parade
Noun
  • Sometimes this means pulling on the player’s heart strings, but not always.
    — G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Meow Wolf New York: The Santa Fe, N.M., company, which runs a psychedelic string of immersive art exhibits, will build its first East Coast outpost in downtown Manhattan.
    — Sasha Arutyunova, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of string
Noun
  • Hickey, who still lives in Castro Valley, would watch Foreman train.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Stuck in traffic or on a train after a stressful workday, try mentally clocking out by focusing on your in-breath through your nose and out-breath through your mouth.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of train
Noun
  • Also in her restaurant news column: an early look at the new Santa Monica branch of Din Tai Fung plus notes on Lasung Tofu & Pot Rice in Koreatown, cocktail and dim sum bar Midnight Oil in Long Beach and the rebirth of the great Oaxacan restaurant Gish Bac as Casa Gish Bac, now in Pico-Union.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In his most recent Sunday column , Jim made the case that the handful of Big Tech stocks could rise from the ashes.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of column
Noun
  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    — Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    — Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
Definition of line
Noun
  • In addition to the Hollywood contingent, several prominent political leaders were in attendance, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who described growing up going to Pride parades with his mother.
    — Rance Collins, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Watch the video below and hit the comments with your reaction to Tillman’s real-life parade!
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of parade
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“Callithump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callithump. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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