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as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelted
Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares late Tuesday by some of the hundreds who attended a protest in the southern English coast city of Southampton, where Henry Nowak was killed in December.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Photos published on Sunday, May 31, show the happy couple in their wedding finery, leaving Old Marylebone Town Hall hand in hand a day earlier and being pelted with confetti.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 31 May 2026
The couple were pelted with confetti upon leaving the hall, smiling ecstatically.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
The other is the anger and suspicion of residents who have pelted her with stones and verbal abuse in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Then the engineers activated a fan inside the chamber that pelted the rotors with headwinds.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
On Saturday night, Curtis Nager grabbed a flashlight and left his home in unincorporated Parker County, about four miles south of Springtown, to check the outside of his property after a tornado and heavy hail pelted the area.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Reza Pahlavi after being pelted from behind with a red liquid in Berlin this morning.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
But it was scheduled on a day when snow pelted the procession — over an 8-mile journey that students walk from Robb Street near Simms Street and West Colfax into downtown Denver.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Photos published on Sunday, May 31, show the happy couple in their wedding finery, leaving Old Marylebone Town Hall hand in hand a day earlier and being pelted with confetti.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 31 May 2026
The couple were pelted with confetti upon leaving the hall, smiling ecstatically.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
The other is the anger and suspicion of residents who have pelted her with stones and verbal abuse in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Then the engineers activated a fan inside the chamber that pelted the rotors with headwinds.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
On Saturday night, Curtis Nager grabbed a flashlight and left his home in unincorporated Parker County, about four miles south of Springtown, to check the outside of his property after a tornado and heavy hail pelted the area.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Reza Pahlavi after being pelted from behind with a red liquid in Berlin this morning.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
But it was scheduled on a day when snow pelted the procession — over an 8-mile journey that students walk from Robb Street near Simms Street and West Colfax into downtown Denver.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelted
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Wittorp scurried over to a curtained side entrance.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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After Malik closed out the fundraiser with a stump speech calling for taxing the rich, Johnson drove off in a black Porsche Cayenne, and a plump rat scurried by the venue’s entrance.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Hull pounded his fourth double of the game, prompting mass hysteria from the 3,913 Tar Heel fans and ultimate heartbreak in the other dugout.—
Alan Cole,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Every stretch had brought its own challenges, but these past few days had been especially brutal, the crewmembers fording streams, inching through hub-deep mud, sleeping in the car, dodging hail under rubber blankets, catching a night’s rest at a farmhouse as violent rain pounded the roof.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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These two great rivals never raced each other again.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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After exchanging blows, the youngster raced on to a Djokovic drop shot before exquisitely returning with a faint backhand of his own, leaving his opponent with his hands on his knees in disbelief.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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When police tried to close the park, crowds hurled bricks, bottles, rocks, sticks, chairs and other debris, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a rowdy one, between a fan crashing the court to take a selfie with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and an investigation launched by the NBA after an attendee hurled crude remarks at Brunson.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Verb
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These were signs the women could easily read as the air cooled and their hearts sped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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In the months that followed, investigators determined that Mackenzie, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, intentionally sped up the car.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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“Pelted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelted. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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