gemming

Definition of gemmingnext
present participle of gem
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Verb
  • Spiegelman uses the term micro-looting, dressing up petty theft in political pretensions.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Three Los Angeles County residents will spend their weekends in jail for dressing up as a bear and trashing luxury cars for insurance money.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Artificial lights disrupt this carefully tuned internal navigation system, throwing birds off their path and even trapping them in bright beams.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Porte + Hall’s durable, dirt-trapping entryway rug.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Gemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gemming. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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