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as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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2
as in throwing
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 pounding
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelting
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
One table is pelting fries at other customers.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Further north, footage filmed by a resident showed ferocious gusts of wind pelting tall trees in the Batanes province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Rain starts pelting down, and everyone rushes to pull rain covers over packs and stuff sticky arms in rain jackets.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The Gallagher brothers have spent the better part of the past 15 years pelting each other with insults.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The inappropriate item missed the court, instead pelting the child in the leg, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
One video taken by Bradley Smith showed pea-sized hail pelting his pickup and windows as the storm moved through Westfield.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
First Amendment groups have accused federal authorities of carrying out excessive tactics, including pelting protesters and the media with tear gas and pepper balls.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
One table is pelting fries at other customers.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Further north, footage filmed by a resident showed ferocious gusts of wind pelting tall trees in the Batanes province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Rain starts pelting down, and everyone rushes to pull rain covers over packs and stuff sticky arms in rain jackets.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The Gallagher brothers have spent the better part of the past 15 years pelting each other with insults.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The inappropriate item missed the court, instead pelting the child in the leg, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
One video taken by Bradley Smith showed pea-sized hail pelting his pickup and windows as the storm moved through Westfield.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelting
Noun
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In a large bowl, whisk together sweet potato puree, maple syrup, eggs, heavy whipping cream, pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt until smooth.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Video from Camiguin Island, posted by the department, showed fierce winds and ocean water whipping past houses onto a residential street.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Investigators are now once again searching for the person who was seen dressed in all black and scurrying down a street in the Rhode Island capital around the time of the shooting in video released to the public on Saturday night.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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After throwing the sandwich, Dunn ran off but was apprehended about a block away.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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People were throwing toilet paper rolls and full beer cans.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Afterwards, Munchak says agents pulled their car in front of hers and surrounded the vehicle, pounding on it, telling her to open the doors and pointing a gun at her.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue tour of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the M72 World Tour.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When these magnetic structures become unstable, the prominence can erupt, hurling plasma out into space.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Footage of the episode shows an individual apparently running away from authorities after hurling the item at the officer.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The sketch concluded with the librarian licking Moynihan's face with a forked tongue and then unbuttoning her blouse — causing all of the boys' heads to explode.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Others, like Ava Louise, do it through viral media stunts, like flashing the New York-Dublin Portal or licking a toilet seat in the beginning of the Covid pandemic.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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