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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk
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Recent Examples of ram
One officer got into his vehicle to leave and, while in park, was rammed by the man in the Pontiac G5.
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Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
This small interceptor drone is specifically designed to ram into enemy drones mid-air.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The incident comes one week after a man rammed his pickup truck into the front of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing four worshipers and injuring eight others.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
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Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
This small interceptor drone is specifically designed to ram into enemy drones mid-air.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The incident comes one week after a man rammed his pickup truck into the front of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing four worshipers and injuring eight others.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
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The Jays needed to navigate a six-man rotation or bump someone from the starting staff.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles—at one point, the score was 34–0—and Kelce was spotted on the sidelines screaming at and bumping the Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Blanton says detainees were routinely denied their medication and were crammed into overcrowded cells.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Riders crammed armpit to nostril on train platforms.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stacking them on top of each other had only spread the grit into the spongy pores beneath the caps, speeding up their decay.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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The data showed that where Maggie's phone was found, Alex had slowed down and then sped away.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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There are up to 20,000 rabid people raining down their emotions from all angles, a dozen sticks clattering, two dozen skates carving, all those burly bodies bumping into each other and banging into the boards, plus an endless stream of screaming and grunting and cursing.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Vanderbilt played 13 minutes Wednesday before being removed midway through the second quarter with a left quadriceps contusion after banging his left knee with a Mavericks defender.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Stay safe on wintry roads with these valuable winter driving tips from the NWS, and reduce the risk of accidents during challenging weather conditions.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Poised to make his 49ers debut is rookie fourth-round pick Jordan Watkins, who nearly collided in warmups Thursday with Skyy Moore in Moore’s return from a one-day hiatus (ankle injury).—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The pair touched at the corner exit with Piastri forced wide and close to colliding with a nearby wall.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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All thirty-six members of D’Angelo‘s touring band and crew are stuffed into his dressing room, hands linked, heads bowed in a large prayer circle.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ram. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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