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as in drawing
to shape with a hammer
medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs
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as in hitting
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over
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Recent Examples of hammering
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026
But the midfielder may get the chance to assist his team’s daunting assignment in overhauling their first-leg 6-1 hammering by Bayern in Munich.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
At Anitra Coulter Blunt's Cedar Park home, the hammering and sawing is music to this musician's ears.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Eric Freeny blocked Smith, Bilodeau grabbed the loose ball and threw an outlet to Dailey for a hammering dunk.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The brand’s range features cultural designs made using a mix of traditional Chinese techniques, including hammering, carving, hollowing, filigree, embedding, and heat treatment of enamels.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rice went on to play a key part in the Yankees’ series-sweeping win that night, hammering a two-run double but also making a few key plays at first.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Ever since then, hitting coaches Brady Anderson and John Mabry have been hammering Neto with a message.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Beehiiv is attempting to cut into Substack’s large creator base by hammering the point that its flat-fee model can be more favorable to certain people.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
While Freeland has already proven himself in the first few games of the season, hammering a home run and a double in his only start, Espinal's place on the roster might come into focus if Kim continues his stellar performances for the Comets.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
This is a boring line of logic to keep hammering as the season drags on.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Mikhail Youzhny, the Russian who reached the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, wrote himself into tennis lore in 2008 by hammering his racket into his own forehead after missing a relatively easy return down 4-5 against Nicolas Almagro of Spain in Miami.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
If these scenes feel a bit didactic, hammering home everything from the shortage of nurses with SANE training to the dozens of regulations SANEs must follow to protect evidence, their lessons serve as a corrective for many of us who’ve absorbed decades’ worth of rape-as-entertainment.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Yes, Super Mario Galaxy Movie will have all the hammering power of Imax and PLF screens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026
But the midfielder may get the chance to assist his team’s daunting assignment in overhauling their first-leg 6-1 hammering by Bayern in Munich.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
At Anitra Coulter Blunt's Cedar Park home, the hammering and sawing is music to this musician's ears.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Eric Freeny blocked Smith, Bilodeau grabbed the loose ball and threw an outlet to Dailey for a hammering dunk.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The brand’s range features cultural designs made using a mix of traditional Chinese techniques, including hammering, carving, hollowing, filigree, embedding, and heat treatment of enamels.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
This time, the sound of hammering rain told her that trouble was coming.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rice went on to play a key part in the Yankees’ series-sweeping win that night, hammering a two-run double but also making a few key plays at first.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Ever since then, hitting coaches Brady Anderson and John Mabry have been hammering Neto with a message.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Beehiiv is attempting to cut into Substack’s large creator base by hammering the point that its flat-fee model can be more favorable to certain people.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
While Freeland has already proven himself in the first few games of the season, hammering a home run and a double in his only start, Espinal's place on the roster might come into focus if Kim continues his stellar performances for the Comets.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
This is a boring line of logic to keep hammering as the season drags on.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Mikhail Youzhny, the Russian who reached the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, wrote himself into tennis lore in 2008 by hammering his racket into his own forehead after missing a relatively easy return down 4-5 against Nicolas Almagro of Spain in Miami.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
If these scenes feel a bit didactic, hammering home everything from the shortage of nurses with SANE training to the dozens of regulations SANEs must follow to protect evidence, their lessons serve as a corrective for many of us who’ve absorbed decades’ worth of rape-as-entertainment.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammering
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Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The invite-only event has become one of the festival's hottest gatherings, drawing top artists from the labels and festival lineup alike.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shannon scored 29 points in the second half, hitting five of seven 3-point shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dodgers hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc said Pages has become one of the team’s most regular users of the Trajekt machine – and Skenes is a frequent visitor.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both have walked away from battles licking their wounds.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Five caribou stood licking at the stain.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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First, as the Florida ACLU’s Howard Simon points out, Uthmeier is not scolding another branch of government.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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But because this is a derby, we’re supposed to believe this latest thrashing is a statement.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Death on the battlefield being a walk in the park next to a thrashing in a smithy by his savage blacksmith father.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Corona had worked for the elderly couple — identified in court Tuesday as investment banker Richard Schmeelk and his wife Priscilla — since the early 2000s, and was forging their signatures on checks to pay off her credit cards since 2015, according to the feds.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bridgewater Police Officer Marc-Stephen Hutchins then arrived and started knocking on the door as well.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Stockyards is knocking it out of the park, the Near Southside is growing with hospital and hotel development, and new construction is under way in the West 7th District, Taft said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Hammering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammering. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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