thurm

[thurm]

verb (used with object)

1. to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thurm¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps metathetic variant of thrum ²

Example Sentences

Orange County resident Tina Thurm received the $7,500 tax credit when she purchased her Tesla Model S in 2020, but said she likely would have bought the car anyway.

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Thurm, who owns two gas-powered vehicles along with her Tesla, said Trump is protecting Americans’ right to choose what kind of car they drive.

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“Nothing should be mandated,” said Thurm, who owns a jewelry business and is now semi-retired at 70 years old.

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And for many of the biggest movies and TV shows of the last half century, Joel Thurm was a central part of those teams, handpicking the actors whose performances would resonate for decades to come.

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In his newly released memoir, “Sex, Drugs & Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director,” Mr. Thurm, 80, details what he saw in stars like John Travolta, whom he cast in “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.”

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