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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
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
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelting
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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
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In 1918, then-owner Philip Guichet invented the Grasshopper cocktail, incorporating white and green crème de menthe, white and dark crème de cacao, heavy whipping cream and brandy.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nearby, her downstairs neighbor, Marina Quiroz, was showing a video of rats scurrying through her kitchen to a representative of the city’s tenant protection office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Going outside now means scurrying along giant arcades, shaded from the Sun by massive canopies that filter 99% of its UV light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even though six of those past teams failed to win it all, fans are throwing the history books out the window after witnessing the Bear Down beatdown Saturday night.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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After throwing 13 1/3 scoreless innings in his first two starts, New York’s Max Fried allowed three runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Viewers shared videos showing intense rain and wind pounding the neighborhood as outdoor furniture was sent flying.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There's been no country that's ever taken a pounding like that.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The start of its third act wobbles a bit, but the filmmakers provide a smashing ending that holds hope there will be more adventures to follow.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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As racket smashes go, there isn’t much smashing of the racket here.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 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
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The man pushed Littrell's phone away, and the two began filming each other and hurling expletives.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Both have walked away from battles licking their wounds.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Five caribou stood licking at the stain.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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