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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
ABC News, 3 May 2026
Pok rounded his building's corner, head down, embarrassment pounding at his ears and rain pelting the nape of his neck.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Participants were caught on video pelting NYPD officers with snowballs as police tried to respond to a 911 call.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana — producing destructive tornadoes that razed houses and farmland, and pelting hail that pounded roofs and smashed car windows.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, of New York, was arrested on suspicion of pelting two police officers during a snowball fight in Washington Square Park.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Snow may be pelting the grand steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art this weekend, but soon enough winter will melt to spring and the iconic institution will ready for its premiere event.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Did the facility not realize that temperatures in the 50s in Chicago in January are not normal, or that there had been pelting rain outside all day, or that that facility also has ice below the court?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
Benavidez, even when being backed down by Ramirez, delivered his signature rapid-fire combinations, usually pelting his opponent's head.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Pok rounded his building's corner, head down, embarrassment pounding at his ears and rain pelting the nape of his neck.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Participants were caught on video pelting NYPD officers with snowballs as police tried to respond to a 911 call.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana — producing destructive tornadoes that razed houses and farmland, and pelting hail that pounded roofs and smashed car windows.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, of New York, was arrested on suspicion of pelting two police officers during a snowball fight in Washington Square Park.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Snow may be pelting the grand steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art this weekend, but soon enough winter will melt to spring and the iconic institution will ready for its premiere event.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Did the facility not realize that temperatures in the 50s in Chicago in January are not normal, or that there had been pelting rain outside all day, or that that facility also has ice below the court?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelting
Noun
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Michael’s tendency to speak up earned him frequent whippings with his father’s belt.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Your eyes may see the prairie dogs digging and scurrying.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Other methods of sneaking contraband into a prison include throwing it over a facility’s fence, coordinating through the mail and, in some cases, involving corrupt corrections officers.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Rocker was done after two innings, allowing five runs on six hits and throwing 43 pitches in his shortest outing of 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Ragans shook off the damage and kept pounding the strike zone.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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In group chats, people would send his videos and debate about whether things like bone smashing, which only a few friends tried, worked.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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The trend ranges from healthy grooming to dangerous practices, such as bone-smashing using a hammer to enhance facial features, which Clavicular has advocated.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The protest damaged a Communist Party office, with some protesters throwing rocks at the building and hurling furniture into a bonfire amid chants of freedom.—
Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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But the singer has often said that his time in the group was an education in both music and prejudice, with audiences cheering on the band during performances, and then hurling punches and racial epithets after their shows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But host Kristen Kish is licking her lips at the prospect of taking the show even further afield in the future.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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At the film’s start, Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs is now an award-winning journalist, licking her wounds from a recent layoff.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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