1
as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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2
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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3
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelted
Get too close to the smoke billowing out of the preseason hype machine, and you might get pelted by a gear or screw spewing from the engine.
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David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Gitschlag, like the racers and many of the spectators, was pelted mercilously as squirt guns and water balloons created a crossfire across Campau.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
New video shows the drive-by and the house pelted by bullets.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
When Manchester City visited the arena last season, one of their goalscorers, Khadija Shaw, was pelted with missiles from the crowd after celebrating in front of the home supporters.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The executive was pelted with a series of questions related to the club’s immediate future.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By one estimate, a single square meter of ground may be pelted with 100 million bacteria during every hour of a rainstorm.
—Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Pico and others have pelted the PFL with criticism.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Gitschlag, like the racers and many of the spectators, was pelted mercilously as squirt guns and water balloons created a crossfire across Campau.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
New video shows the drive-by and the house pelted by bullets.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
When Manchester City visited the arena last season, one of their goalscorers, Khadija Shaw, was pelted with missiles from the crowd after celebrating in front of the home supporters.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The executive was pelted with a series of questions related to the club’s immediate future.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By one estimate, a single square meter of ground may be pelted with 100 million bacteria during every hour of a rainstorm.
—Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Pico and others have pelted the PFL with criticism.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelted
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The senior quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes and threw for 130 yards with three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over MacDonald.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Garcia in his comeback start threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three runs on three hits in a game won by Houston 8-3.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.—
Natalie Melzer,
Twin Cities,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bradley McCroskey caught a miraculous 26-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation, then Temi Ericson raced nearly untouched for a 25-yard TD in overtime to give the Indians a 34-28 victory.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Quirarte had switched to a still camera when Slebir, towed on a Jet Ski by his longtime surfing buddy Luca Padua of Half Moon Bay, hurled to the crest of the gigantic wave and let go of his tether.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The rain pounded so hard Friday afternoon that Aventura police closed a portion of Biscayne Boulevard from 191st Street to 29th Avenue, near Aventura Mall, due to road flooding.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Room for Disagreement Republicans have pounded every Sanders endorsee as a socialist and linked Cooke to her left-wing supporters, regardless of her alignment with their specific policy positions.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors sped through four additional witnesses this afternoon.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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From stopwatches to wearables, tech has elevated individuals' experiences through a plethora of on-demand metrics that provide a more holistic view of progress, and the Covid-19 pandemic sped this growth considerably.—
Hamid Farooqui,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swells rocked the boat violently, sent wave after wave over the stern, threw us sideways, and nearly tossed all of us into the ocean again and again.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pelted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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