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noun

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Recent Examples of maul
Verb
Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024 Using the baton technique, the Mora Companion Spark chops wood like a spitting maul. Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Noun
But New York looked similar to last season, as Washington’s defense mauled the offensive line and pressured new quarterback Russell Wilson, who struggled in his Big Blue debut. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Charlotte had fallen 34-11 to Appalachian State in a loss the week before, and the Tar Heels had gotten mauled, 48-14, in Chapel Hill by TCU. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maul
Verb
  • More importantly, Penske also describes this dynamic as antitrust behavior from a company abusing what the federal government has already described as Google’s monopoly status in the realm of Internet search.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Go from the base to the tip with your tongue, kiss it, lick it and remember most of us have difficulties cumming just with oral.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rookie Jihaad Campbell already resembles an NFL hammer who can team up with Zack Baun, an All-Pro at linebacker last year.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Who composes a symphony with a hammer?
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Charlie was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not the grand slam that had Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal pounding his fist into his glove as Thomas circled the bases and Progressive Field erupted.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told 9News.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, Tech is the Waffle House version of Iowa, a Southern sledgehammer.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • This ruling takes a sledgehammer to an already overstretched health care network, and Mainers statewide will feel the effects of defunding Maine Family Planning, regardless of their insurance status.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Tigers then manhandled Ball State.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pride had to be looking down and smiling after Byron Nelson, No. 5 in the Star-Telegram’s area Class 6A rankings, manhandled Frenship 30-7 to begin a new era of Bobcat football.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Like any tubing mascara, Badi Lash wraps lashes in flexible, smudge-proof polymers that darken and lengthen them.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of seeking help, her niece lashed out.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Maul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maul. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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