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noun

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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
The real-life 2005 story involving a Canadian couple who inspired this film is horrifying, and the movie does a great job of capturing the awfulness of being mauled by a bear. Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 The Marion County prosecutor's office said Blake Bates’ dog mauled the infant on April 28, 2024, at his home in the City of Marion. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maul
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Verb
  • Why this threat matters The Deep Research agent was designed to perform multistep research and summarize online data, but its wide access to third-party apps like Gmail, Google Drive and Dropbox also opened the door to abuse.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • He was hit with a massive $50,000 fine for verbally abusing officials back in 2023, and he was slapped with a $14,000 fine for a violent gesture during a game against the Buffalo Bills last season.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Auto stores also often sell emergency escape kits with hammer-like tools that can help break the windows, seat-belt cutters and more.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For example, a bone hammer also makes an excellent tool for breaking chips off meteorite samples!
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Officers found people trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles and other items.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once the third quarter got underway, South Shore Tech continued to pound the rock on the ground.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Israel told his mother, Ajike Owens, about the altercation; Owens, understandably angry, crossed the street to pound on Lorincz’s door and demand to speak with her.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many a United fan and commentator expected Amorim to test his 6ft 5in sledgehammer of a striker against Slot’s back line from the off.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Balmer was seen striking multiple doors with the sledgehammer but was unable to break through.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Workers described incidents of verbal and physical abuse, including reports from women workers who said they had been manhandled and subjected to obscene remarks and threats.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Vancouver completely manhandled a similarly representative Flames lineup, ultimately winning 8-1.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a series of insulting posts on his social media platform X on Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Loggins joins a long list of musicians who have lashed out at Trump for using their music without permission in his campaign and White House videos.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Maul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maul. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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