bashed

past tense of bash
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Recent Examples of bashed Raman has repeatedly bashed the train’s delays on social media while scrutinizing Bass’ performance as mayor. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 That response was instantly bashed by old-school NASCAR fans who remember why the sport was invented. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Kiley mostly bashed Pan for his years voting alongside the Democratic Party while in the California Legislature, including a 2017 vote to raise the state’s gas tax. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 During this conversation, Adam and Charles hear a creaking sound on the porch that ends up being Cathy with her head bashed in and gain another diversion point in their relationship. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 That’s the first time that has happened since her husband Glenn (Steven Yeun) had his brains bashed in by Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
Verb
  • The character always bumped some people, and those feelings coalesced around Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Wilson rocked the stanchion with a ferocious dunk in transition in the fourth quarter, only to have his next attempt at a full-court sprint smacked away by Jamal Shead, leading to a Leonard 3-pointer on the other end.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hail the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts pounded northern and central Arizona in a rare storm blowing through, bringing with it tornado risks and possible flash floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ivan Bates, who slammed the inability to get justice for the family, also addressed juvenile accountability in his new Beyond the Status Quo podcast with DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Fresh Prince comment referred, unintentionally or not, to the infamous 2022 Oscar-night moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face after the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Antetokounmpo wasted no time in starting to rave about the Heat culture, a phrase that has become a lightning rod for criticism from talking heads around the NBA — especially after the franchise slapped the word across shirts and jerseys.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But leaders seeking to encourage tourism scolded residents who warned of the danger on social media.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Bashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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