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planishing

verb

present participle of planish
as in hammering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planishing
  1. hammering
  2. forging
  3. chasing
  4. molding
  5. pounding
  6. drawing
  7. forming
Verb
  • Refresh and vote again for another favorite — or keep hammering the button for the same spot.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ukraine has been hammering Russian fuel infrastructure for months, severely reducing Moscow’s refining capacity and triggering widespread supply shortages.
    — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • Combs was a beacon of inspiration not just for the Black community, but for those who admired the classic American spirit of forging one’s own destiny.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties, splitting constituencies and forging unexpected alliances.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of forging
Verb
  • There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller — who has crafted tracks for PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — the 12-track project finds Kelela chasing intimacy, desire and emotional refuge in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Buffalo weighed those reports before adding Walker and molding the rookie to become a star prospect who started every game except the opener.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has leaned into molding the White House and Greater Washington in his own image, harkening back to his days as a real estate developer in 1970s and 1980s New York.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of molding
Verb
  • The deaths came amid late-season monsoon storms pounding the Navajo Nation, damaging roads, inundating remote communities and prompting a state of emergency.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • With styles rooted in Texas, Kansas City, North Carolina and Memphis, barbecue often elicits table-pounding opinions.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Its leader, Elif Eralp, pledged to make Berlin affordable again, drawing comparisons with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
    — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In many ways, helped by Brexit, Art Basel Paris has become a favorite event within the Art Basel fair franchise, drawing over 73,000 visitors plus representatives from over 240 museums last year, according to organizers.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawing
Verb
  • The next frontier, everyone agrees, is what happens with the larger world of psychedelics and the novel religious organizations that are forming around their usage, and the law.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Technology leaders are forming alliances over the issue, while lawmakers are deciding how to respond.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of forming
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“Planishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planishing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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