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as in thumped
to strike repeatedly
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Recent Examples of pummeled
Harris never mentions an anti-price gouging proposal that got pummeled by some liberal economists.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Fans chanted for Jimmy Uso as he was being pummeled by Bronson Reed.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Patel gets mad Patel, who had been getting pummeled by Democrats for nearly four hours, lost his calm demeanor.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Padres pummelled starter German Marquez to take a 7-0 lead after three innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s been pummeled by wrestling and rock ‘n roll—and lived to tell about it.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
August's heavy rainfall pummeled the greater Milwaukee area, destroying 51 homes, displacing nearly 50 people, damaging 4,500 residential and commercial buildings and causing at least $76 million in property damage.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Destructive winds and flooding rain also pummeled the state’s peninsula.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Emergency responders urged people on Lake Norman to seek cover, as storms with hail and strong winds pummeled parts of the Charlotte area on Saturday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Fans chanted for Jimmy Uso as he was being pummeled by Bronson Reed.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Patel gets mad Patel, who had been getting pummeled by Democrats for nearly four hours, lost his calm demeanor.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Padres pummelled starter German Marquez to take a 7-0 lead after three innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s been pummeled by wrestling and rock ‘n roll—and lived to tell about it.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
August's heavy rainfall pummeled the greater Milwaukee area, destroying 51 homes, displacing nearly 50 people, damaging 4,500 residential and commercial buildings and causing at least $76 million in property damage.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Destructive winds and flooding rain also pummeled the state’s peninsula.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Emergency responders urged people on Lake Norman to seek cover, as storms with hail and strong winds pummeled parts of the Charlotte area on Saturday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled
Verb
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The quarterback had been thumped to the turf repeatedly and bounced back to his feet repeatedly.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Fighting Irish pounded Arkansas on the road and won with a much higher margin of victory than Ole Miss had against the Razorbacks.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Sep. 2025
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Palestinians flee new offensive Mirna Alsharif Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza with their belongings as Israel forces pounded the enclave's largest city.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Let’s look at one of his near-misses on Sunday, when the Panthers played a remarkably good game and whipped Atlanta, 30-0, in their home opener.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prior to her death, Cáceres herself had her car pelted with stones, and faced shots fired into the air as a warning, Zúñiga recalls.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Get too close to the smoke billowing out of the preseason hype machine, and you might get pelted by a gear or screw spewing from the engine.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy and Odesa were also attacked, President Voloydmyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yoshida’s leadoff single and Rafaela’s 33rd double finally knocked Mize out of the game in the seventh.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Losing Marcus has knocked her off the wagon.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Pummeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummeled. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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