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: July 18, 2023
\GLAHM\ verb
What It Means
To glom is to take or get something. Glom is most often used in the phrase “glom on to” to refer to taking something for your own use, becoming strongly attached to or associated with someone or something, or becoming aware of something.
// The book consists of a collection of humorous essays glommed from popular magazines.
// That author is known for glomming on to other people's ideas as if they were his own.
// Other business owners have not yet glommed onto the impact the new parking garage will have on the town.
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