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
  • Durbin delivered the final blow to the Orioles in the eighth inning, hammering Tyler Wells’ 91-mph cutter 364 feet over the Green Monster, and sending the Fenway Faithful into a frenzy.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Spain and Argentina last played in another friendly before the 2018 World Cup, with Spain hammering a Messi-less Argentina 6-1.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • Even as the market grows uneasy about AI infrastructure spending levels, the companies designing and making the chips are forging ahead.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Green has also been accused of forging signatures on affidavits, giving false testimony and other offenses, per the outlet.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of forging
Verb
  • The company has built its reputation not by chasing the highest horsepower figures, but by delivering modest power and clever engineering at attainable prices.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That injury has long healed — but Carapaz is still seemingly incapable of sitting in his saddle, permanently on his pedals and on the attack, chasing rivals, stages, and the polka-dot jersey.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of chasing
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  • Ugg is getting ready for back-to-school season with a campaign celebrating the musicians, artists, students and creatives molding the next generation of culture — so who better to front the campaign than the band Muna.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • Early cultural exchanges played a key role in molding Sino-Indian relations, particularly the spread of Buddhism from India to China.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of molding
Verb
  • The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
  • In their only debate and across the campaign trail, Elliott has been pounding away that the rich pay a smaller percentage of their overall income in taxes than the working poor.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Kiana loses her pad of drawing paper, and it’s replaced with a 2-inch canvas.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • The Bite of Seattle Festival features hundreds of local vendors and live music performances, drawing 350,000 guests over three days, its website says.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of drawing
Verb
  • After forming an alliance with Pogačar — who put on a show even through the typically ceremonial last stage — an exhausted van der Poel faced an onslaught in the final moments but hung on by a thread.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Few Brazilian political heavyweights were in attendance, in another sign of his troubles forming an alliance against Lula ahead of the October election.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of forming
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“Planishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planishing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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