bashed

past tense of bash
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Recent Examples of bashed 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 The men bashed the plane’s windows with a sledgehammer and sprayed the wreckage with a hose and fire extinguisher while multiple other neighbors called for help. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 Tuberville also bashed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 July 2025 The high school athlete who bashed a competitor in the head with her baton during a track meet in Virginia is now facing criminal charges. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Continue reading … 'JUST IN DISBELIEF' – High school track star bashed in head by opponent with baton. Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
Verb
  • Then, the Atlantic published the first excerpt of Harris’s new book, 107 Days — the title refers to the length of her presidential campaign after she was belatedly bumped to the top of the Democratic ticket.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While running around the suite in excitement, my daughter bumped her head on the dining table.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rain pounded so hard Friday afternoon that Aventura police closed a portion of Biscayne Boulevard from 191st Street to 29th Avenue, near Aventura Mall, due to road flooding.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Room for Disagreement Republicans have pounded every Sanders endorsee as a socialist and linked Cooke to her left-wing supporters, regardless of her alignment with their specific policy positions.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, several Democratic power players mourned him and slammed political violence.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The vehicle then went off the roadway and slammed into a utility box, a sheriff’s news release said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The matter is simply a new name slapped onto an old bottle.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The woman tried to free her hands, and the man slapped her,according to prosecutors.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.
    Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lox's reaction to being scolded.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

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