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also pummelled
as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Recent Examples of pummeled
The Red Raiders fought on for the last few weeks but weren’t quite the same team and definitely looked like a lesser squad when Iowa State pummeled them 75-53 in a Big 12 quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon.
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Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Chaos erupted in Washington Square Park in Manhattan as a vigil mourning the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei descended into violence Friday, with video capturing a man being pummeled to the ground while attempting to tear down a poster of the late Iranian leader.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The group pummelled the bot with more than 1,000 prompts to bypass the safeguards and convince Claude they were allowed to test the system for vulnerabilities.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America's Gulf allies, pummeled for days by Iranian missiles and drones, are rapidly running out of interceptors to shoot down those projectiles, CBS News' Margaret Brennan has learned.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Shares of the discount retailer got pummeled in premarket trading after disappointing fourth-quarter results and guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The 74-year-old incumbent was backed by Senate Republican leaders and pummeled both rivals.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The surfaces are marked by cavities, which are leftover bubbles that happened when the superhot material was being pummeled through the atmosphere — much like with lava, a press release noted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The police officers pummeled that day were trying to make a lawful arrest.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Chaos erupted in Washington Square Park in Manhattan as a vigil mourning the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei descended into violence Friday, with video capturing a man being pummeled to the ground while attempting to tear down a poster of the late Iranian leader.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The group pummelled the bot with more than 1,000 prompts to bypass the safeguards and convince Claude they were allowed to test the system for vulnerabilities.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America's Gulf allies, pummeled for days by Iranian missiles and drones, are rapidly running out of interceptors to shoot down those projectiles, CBS News' Margaret Brennan has learned.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Shares of the discount retailer got pummeled in premarket trading after disappointing fourth-quarter results and guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The 74-year-old incumbent was backed by Senate Republican leaders and pummeled both rivals.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The surfaces are marked by cavities, which are leftover bubbles that happened when the superhot material was being pummeled through the atmosphere — much like with lava, a press release noted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The police officers pummeled that day were trying to make a lawful arrest.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled
Verb
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The Kings pounded the Clippers inside and controlled the boards behind a balanced attack.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana — producing destructive tornadoes that razed houses and farmland, and pelting hail that pounded roofs and smashed car windows.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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At Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, the oldest carving factory in America, a team of former archaeologists and butchers creates ephemeral art designed to be licked, touched, and eventually, lost.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the play’s climax, the hero is stripped naked and lashed to a horse, which is sent galloping across the stage.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and a week after the president lashed out at Fox News reporter Peter Doocy for asking him at the White House about reports that Russia was aiding Iran.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bath scrubs, body butters, whipped soaps and more are also available to elevate your routine.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In an agricultural region battered by urbanization, climate change, and unjust occupation, the director chronicles a man’s desperate fight to preserve centuries-old ways of living.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Archdiocese of Miami helped after Hurricane Melissa battered eastern Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane in October, leaving thousands of people without homes.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mamdani was at odds with his own police commissioner about an attack on police that started with cops being pelted by ice and snow balls in their heads and backs – which union officials said were packed with rocks.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hail the size of golf balls or larger also pelted the region.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Commercial traffic through the maritime chokepoint has virtually ceased since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Iran vowing to strike any vessels associated with the two countries or their partners.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran more than two weeks ago, Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries’ energy infrastructure with drones and missiles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One victim was knocked unconscious for several seconds, while another was surrounded and attacked.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas has knocked Colorado out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times this decade — in the COVID-19 bubble tournament of 2020, then again in each of the past two years.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Pummeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummeled. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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