bashed

past tense of bash
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Recent Examples of bashed Kyle Schwarber bashed four homers against the Atlanta Braves the next game. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Someone slit Skull's throat and bashed him over the head. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025 Trump bashed the decision to bring Jimmy Kimmel Live! Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 Alex Spiro, Bessent’s personal attorney, bashed the reporting as false. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025 FanSided's Zachary Rotman recently bashed the Red Sox for the decision to sign Buehler in the first place. 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 Even as Stanton bashed him publicly, Lincoln had the self-assurance and vision to spot his potential. Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Starter Kai-Wei Teng was bashed for seven runs in a second inning Padres onslaught that started with a ball bouncing off of second base with the bases loaded and was capped by left fielder Helios Ramos spiking a throw into the outfield grass. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
Verb
  • Your team could get bumped out by another on a hot streak.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • However, as Mayfield continued walking past the sideline, Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba bumped into him as if to put him on notice about upcoming plays.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • James Outman and Ryan Fitzgerald also smacked solo shots, and Jeffers doubled in a run.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Linklater took a more aggressive directorial tack than usual, pushing Hawke to subtract any mannerisms that smacked too much of himself.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • The Fighting Irish pounded Arkansas on the road and won with a much higher margin of victory than Ole Miss had against the Razorbacks.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Palestinians flee new offensive Mirna Alsharif Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza with their belongings as Israel forces pounded the enclave's largest city.
    NBC News, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And in a different year, with a different quarterback, the outcome was the same early in Monday night’s first quarter as Higgins pivoted to his back-shoulder and slammed to the turf with a 19-yard catch.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Tatiana slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conservatives on social media immediately lashed out at the news.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some Bethpage fans lashed out in a way that added to the embarrassment of the day.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chun also scolded attorneys for Amazon in July for withholding thousands of documents from the FTC and abusing a legal privilege to shield them from scrutiny.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The heartwarming video, shared on Saturday by @inboxunknown15, shows the pup sitting head down, facing the wall, looking sad and ashamed after being scolded by his owner’s girlfriend.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Bashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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