as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Recent Examples of pummel
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin is getting pummeled to kick off June as the market loses its dominant narrative and liquidity continues to rotate into other assets.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Argan-scented toiletries in bathrooms are a lovely treat in the glass showers, which pummel bathers with excellent water pressure.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Bathroom bans, health care restrictions and other state measures pummeled Florida while Texas slipped because of anti-trans legislation.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As in no playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons — a team that pummeled the Knicks in their three-game regular-season sweep — courtesy of the Cavaliers.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Argan-scented toiletries in bathrooms are a lovely treat in the glass showers, which pummel bathers with excellent water pressure.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Bathroom bans, health care restrictions and other state measures pummeled Florida while Texas slipped because of anti-trans legislation.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As in no playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons — a team that pummeled the Knicks in their three-game regular-season sweep — courtesy of the Cavaliers.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummel
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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But only the girls got a look and a kiss with him, while competing men didn't know who was hiding in the back.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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The Last Act delves deep into Jax (Michael Kovach), revealing that the bunny has been hiding his true self the entire time.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon’s fourth largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of crucial talks in Washington.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Fighter jets roared overhead, and air strikes pounded the surrounding hillsides, sending up thick plumes of acrid smoke.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The score was still 3-1 after 20 minutes, but Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb beat Bussi with a shot from the circles that crossed the goal line a fraction of a second after the clock hit zero.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Carolina Hurricanes have evened up the Stanley Cup Final once more thanks to Jordan Staal’s two-goal night in Las Vegas to beat the Golden Knights in Game 4, 5-3.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Lately, though, the president has upset religious conservatives by posting a Christ-like image of himself online as well as lashing out at Pope Leo and the Vatican.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Iran’s lashing out at Israel for the sake of Hezbollah carries major risks.—
Sam Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The wind whipped her face and her little legs stretched higher and higher, pulling her into orbit.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Last month, as a steady, pre-rainy season wind whipped off the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds of samba, morna and jazz filled the streets.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares late Tuesday by some of the hundreds who attended a protest in the southern English coast city of Southampton, where Henry Nowak was killed in December.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Photos published on Sunday, May 31, show the happy couple in their wedding finery, leaving Old Marylebone Town Hall hand in hand a day earlier and being pelted with confetti.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna called a third strike, but Madrigal argued with the umpire, emphatically slapping his head.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Rojas slapped a single up the middle to put the Royals ahead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummel. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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