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as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily
pounding down the road as fast as he could run
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
pounding nails into boards all day long
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach
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as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles
the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food
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Recent Examples of pounded
The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The glass began to sway as fans pounded on it in excitement and then gave way, with pieces raining on Smith.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Alan Sneade was counting his blessings and thanking the neighbor who pounded on his door shortly before a fire engulfed the back of his six-unit condominium Monday afternoon.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The war has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have pounded military and civilian infrastructure.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Trump has long pounded the table for rate cuts and has wanted Fed Chair Jerome Powell out for years.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
But on public lands, these areas tend to get pounded.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
And with that, almost as a warning, the skies opened up and the market was pounded with rain.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The day the Iran ceasefire deal was announced, Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes, killing more than 300 people in the deadliest day in Lebanon since the war began, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
—E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The glass began to sway as fans pounded on it in excitement and then gave way, with pieces raining on Smith.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Alan Sneade was counting his blessings and thanking the neighbor who pounded on his door shortly before a fire engulfed the back of his six-unit condominium Monday afternoon.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The war has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have pounded military and civilian infrastructure.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Trump has long pounded the table for rate cuts and has wanted Fed Chair Jerome Powell out for years.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
But on public lands, these areas tend to get pounded.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
And with that, almost as a warning, the skies opened up and the market was pounded with rain.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The day the Iran ceasefire deal was announced, Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes, killing more than 300 people in the deadliest day in Lebanon since the war began, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
—E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounded
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Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mansfield ended the shutout bid in the seventh when Andrew Simmons smacked a two-out single that brought Jacob Bianchi home.—
Tim Crowley,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The puck smacked off Vladar's left pad, then his right and across the goal line to give Pittsburgh the lead for good.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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There was one girl who licked doorknobs.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The officer drew his gun and fired five times at Allen, who fell to the ground and was restrained by law enforcement, according to the filing.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Was there a specific moment that first drew you into dinner rituals?—
Emily Bloch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Additional details shared via Reuters claimed the worker’s lower limbs were crushed in the collapse.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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While the administration has shuffled funding to pay DHS employees during the shutdown, those funds are expected to dry up in the first week of May if Congress doesn’t act beforehand.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Carson Richter hit a grand slam for Newbury Park.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Austin Hays then hit a grounder to third baseman Manny Machado.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed back at Leavitt.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leo has not lashed out, or gotten defensive, or allowed himself to be pulled down into the gutter.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounded. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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