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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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Recent Examples of bashed
Last week, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson bashed the show in a statement shared with multiple outlets.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Kelsey Mitchell, who left Tuesday's game with rhabdomyolysis, talked about her rare muscle injury and the recovery process, while Sophie Cunningham both detailed her rehab from an MCL tear and bashed the WNBA's leadership in the wake of CBA negotiations.
—Chloe Peterson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Kyle Schwarber bashed four homers against the Atlanta Braves the next game.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump bashed the decision to bring Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Democrats have bashed the Republican bill over both process and content.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
FanSided's Zachary Rotman recently bashed the Rangers for their $37 million deal with Joc Pederson in the offseason.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In nearby San Bernardino, masked US Customs and Border Protection officers carrying out an immigration enforcement operation bashed in a vehicle’s window and fired multiple shots at the car as the people inside hit the gas.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Kelsey Mitchell, who left Tuesday's game with rhabdomyolysis, talked about her rare muscle injury and the recovery process, while Sophie Cunningham both detailed her rehab from an MCL tear and bashed the WNBA's leadership in the wake of CBA negotiations.
—Chloe Peterson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Kyle Schwarber bashed four homers against the Atlanta Braves the next game.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump bashed the decision to bring Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Democrats have bashed the Republican bill over both process and content.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
FanSided's Zachary Rotman recently bashed the Rangers for their $37 million deal with Joc Pederson in the offseason.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In nearby San Bernardino, masked US Customs and Border Protection officers carrying out an immigration enforcement operation bashed in a vehicle’s window and fired multiple shots at the car as the people inside hit the gas.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
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The Pens challenged, feeling that Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was the one who bumped Gustavsson.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The incidents were the latest to occur in the area since mid-September, when North Carolina’s east coast started being smacked by strong winds and surf waves.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Inflation and rising costs have pounded the holiday budgets of most Americans, with many stretching their dollars further and starting their holiday planning earlier.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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After exchanging zeros, All-Star catcher Will Smith pounded a solo home run with two outs in the 11th inning.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Released on November 4, the 10-episode series was immediately slammed by critics, clocking a flat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the shutdown, Republicans have slammed the high cost of the subsidies, calling them a relic of the pandemic-era and no longer needed.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The elder Ciattarelli slapped his forward with his right hand as his son, dressed in camouflage fatigues, approached for a hug.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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One columnist with the New Pittsburgh Courier even slapped Whyte’s label on the United Nations, suggesting that countries, like individuals, had a primal aversion to yielding their sovereignty to the groupthink of world governance.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Picking sweet Julie mangoes from the big tree in the front yard of my childhood home; going to the beach where my late brother tried (and failed) to teach me to swim; visiting relatives during the summer in the very areas that were now being lashed by rain and wind.—
Grace White,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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This came after Nick Saban jokingly scolded himself for not fielding Sayin during their weeks-long overlap in 2023’s postseason at Alabama.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trump, then in his first term as president, scolded police in a social media post for not protecting the statue.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Bashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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