butted

Definition of buttednext
past tense of butt
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Verb
  • Only 15 games into his season due to a hamstring injury that bumped back his debut, Stowers provides adequate defense while excelling as a hitter.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • At a sentencing hearing Friday for the man convicted of killing Shearer, the victim’s family said the young man bled out in the front lawn of that Rancho Cordova home over a dispute after someone bumped someone else in a crowded room at that party.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • In another tape, also viewed by social workers, Guojun enters a classroom shortly after a teacher has kicked and pummelled his four-year-old son to the ground.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Tough Guys Damon to break out a Boston accent than as part of a group of guys who keep getting their asses kicked?
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Minnesota’s Daemon Hunt shoved Gabe Landeskog into goalie Jesper Wallstedt, and Nathan MacKinnon was there to tap the puck across the goal line.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool did it by having Jordan Henderson drop from the right side of midfield to cover the space when Alexander-Arnold pushed up from full-back.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • When perusing closets, drawers, and jewelry boxes, look for items that are labeled or stamped.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As a nod to the centenary, customers have the option to have the signature Launer rope emblem embellished with crystals and a discreet plaque stamped inside the bag.
    Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Many curious passersby poked their heads inside, wondering if the restaurant was serving food again.
    Iris Kwok May 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Holding her breath, Ana poked her head into the coop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Ryan Yates prodded the ball to Dilane Bakwa, who in turn crossed for Taiwo Awoniyi to guide home a header and put them in front.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • There might never have been The Osbournes had Stern not pushed and prodded the deliciously wacky rock star family to bring their story to the airwaves.
    Malina Saval, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Butted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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