bashed

past tense of bash
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Recent Examples of bashed Worrell’s frequent foe, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, bashed her over Rundell’s past on social media, suggesting dropped cases previously left the teen free to commit murder this summer. Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Derek Hill, who will platoon with Justin Crawford in center, bashed a go-ahead grand slam in Monday night’s 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals and made an outstanding catch in the following inning. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Outside the ring, Punk bashed Rhodes’ head into the announce table repeatedly. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The themes are about honor and destiny; there are massively violent battle scenes; one character ends up with the entire back half of his skull bashed in. Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026 The White House bashed Spain's left-wing government after the border between Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco collapsed Thursday. Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Tiffany recently bashed Hong for joining a livestream with the controversial left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 22 July 2026 The Carys, who camped at our lunch spot that evening, told us later that the bass came to the surface and bashed surface plugs near nightfall. Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026 The three roomates haven't slept since the tree bashed into their home. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
Verb
  • Even if Claude had bumped the number all the way to 100 percent, the LLM wouldn’t be eligible for the $1 million.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The company recently completed the purchase of Curtis Instruments , announced two pending deals and bumped its annual dividend by 11%, marking 70 consecutive years of increases.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wood stayed in the game for a lengthy bottom of the seventh, during which Phillies outfielder Derek Hill smacked a go-ahead grand slam to stir the crowd at Citizens Bank Park.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Chivilli got especially pounded, surrendering three home runs.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel attacked the country in February.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month, attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, and are threatening to impose tolls, adding urgency to securing the waterway.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this week, a piece of a SpaceX rocket joined the ranks of space rocks and other wayward spacecraft that have slammed into the moon and become permanent fixtures of our celestial neighbor's surface.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the American Television Alliance (ATVA), a lobbying group composed of cable, satellite, telco operators and independent programmers, slammed the FCC’s vote on the TV ownership cap.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Later in the series, Shah finds himself getting slapped in the face.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Slapping and/or being slapped was one of Oliver’s handful of requests for his soap opera appearance, along with playing a character with a ridiculous name, and wearing an equally ridiculous wig.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies.
    Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The curious boys climbed onto the roof of their home for a better look, but climbed back down when scolded by their grandmother.
    Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kirson remembered, adding that, minutes later, the show’s production team scolded her.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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