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butted

verb

past tense of butt
as in bumped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butted
  1. bumped
  2. kicked
  3. shoved
  4. pushed
  5. stamped
  6. jabbed
  7. poked
  8. prodded
Verb
  • Adelaide’s arrival even bumped Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (King Charles’s youngest brother), out of the top 15 spots.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Google bumped the Pixel Watch 5 by $50, bringing it to an identical $399 base price as Apple's entry model.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • Wheaton North kicked deep this time, and Thomas ran for a pair of first downs to secure Wheaton Warrenville South’s win.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Many of those deals would have likely kicked into high gear in fiscal 2026, suggesting more growth in the business is to come.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • As Lindstrom’s voice echoed throughout his teammates’ helmets, safety Jessie Bates III shoved him once, then again, and again.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Like every fashion trend, barn jackets have enjoyed their time in the limelight, occasionally taking a back seat when trendier options like scarf coats and cropped puffers shoved them offstage.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoved
Verb
  • Balmaceda also pushed back on the idea that mass popularity and quality are mutually exclusive.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some people felt strongly that kratom should be banned, while others pushed for a regulated marketplace.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • As tales of touring and recording with Diddy in other episodes fail to lead to a query about what the Bad Boy founder has been up to since 2024, the doc feels time-stamped and a few considerably eventful years old for the people who come up.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • He was poked in the eye and was cleared to return but Darius Curry was moving the team.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Days after planting the story on Channel 12, Einhorn prodded Feldstein again.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Trump publicly prodded the Health secretary for an update on autism research in a Cabinet meeting last month.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prodded
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“Butted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butted. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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