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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
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
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 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
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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
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 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
Noun
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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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Iranian missiles have sent Israelis scurrying for shelters multiple times a day and night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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With Brubaker already capable of throwing multiple innings, Lucchesi’s presence in this specific bullpen may be a bit redundant.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The incident is the latest in a years-long and growing trend of concertgoers throwing objects at artists during live performances.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Surprise, surprise, the drums started pounding for the SOB Act shortly after (though various legislative attempts have floated since Proposition 12 was passed) backed by a Midwestern congresswoman from a Big Pork state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The team became the spectacle of Havana, with Maduro’s Gran Stadium filling with the sound of pounding drums and a conga line snaking through the crowd, as baseball felt more like a festival than a game.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 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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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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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Caught on camera, the violent altercation involved multiple suspects pummeling a man while allegedly hurling religious slurs.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Innovation is essential, but hurling attacks based on no evidence or disputed by facts, is unfair, and unjust.—
Stanley S. Litow,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The spotless streets are polished nightly by the feet of families licking ice cream.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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On April 30, 2025, the dog was reportedly licking its tail and lethargic.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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