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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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2
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 drew
to shape with a hammer
pounding out a depression in the metal
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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 rain pounded so hard Friday afternoon that Aventura police closed a portion of Biscayne Boulevard from 191st Street to 29th Avenue, near Aventura Mall, due to road flooding.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Room for Disagreement Republicans have pounded every Sanders endorsee as a socialist and linked Cooke to her left-wing supporters, regardless of her alignment with their specific policy positions.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Predictably, there’s lots of fighting in The Smashing Machine, including plenty of that knee-to-the-face business, though the sound design is often more disturbing than the visuals; the sound of flesh giving way as it’s being pounded like a piece of meat just feels inhumane.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
It was held near the course of the Sydney Marathon, where 35,000 runners pounded the streets on Sunday, finishing at the city’s Opera House.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
It gets pounded into our heads — stay low, stay low.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The monsoonmobile rocked in the wind as Olbinski pounded the center console in excitement.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
My liver looked like it had been pounded on and when your liver stops working right, everything else starts shifting.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City over the weekend, where about half of Gaza’s roughly 2 million people live.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Room for Disagreement Republicans have pounded every Sanders endorsee as a socialist and linked Cooke to her left-wing supporters, regardless of her alignment with their specific policy positions.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Predictably, there’s lots of fighting in The Smashing Machine, including plenty of that knee-to-the-face business, though the sound design is often more disturbing than the visuals; the sound of flesh giving way as it’s being pounded like a piece of meat just feels inhumane.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
It was held near the course of the Sydney Marathon, where 35,000 runners pounded the streets on Sunday, finishing at the city’s Opera House.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
It gets pounded into our heads — stay low, stay low.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The monsoonmobile rocked in the wind as Olbinski pounded the center console in excitement.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
My liver looked like it had been pounded on and when your liver stops working right, everything else starts shifting.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City over the weekend, where about half of Gaza’s roughly 2 million people live.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounded
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That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The league averaged 221,000 viewers throughout the season, including its playoffs, while the championship game between Rose BC and Vinyl BC drew 364,000 viewers and peaked at 385,000.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, the family’s ordeal captivated the region’s attention and drew dozens of national reporters to the area.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Lions are also coming off a disappointing Week 1 performance, having gotten crushed, 27-13, by the Green Bay Packers.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Every other actor lends a sense of being crushed by the weight of events as well.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Budget cuts are about to bring big changes to San Diego’s 37 neighborhood library branches — including shorter hours, shuffled staff and rescheduled activities.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two months, he’s been shuffled through three detention centers despite attempts to pay a bond set by the immigration judge.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Aug. 2025
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Grant Delpit turned heads during the 2024 NFL season when his strong tackle knocked 252-pound running back Derrick Henry to the turf.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Progressives fumbled their 2022 campaigns for the seat, when multiple candidates with left-wing credentials knocked each other out, letting Goldman prevail with just 26% of the vote.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.—
Natalie Melzer,
Twin Cities,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounded. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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