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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
In another tape, also viewed by social workers, Guojun enters a classroom shortly after a teacher has kicked and pummelled his four-year-old son to the ground.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The Summit County ski area was blanketed with more than a foot of snow after a late-season storm pummeled the Front Range on Tuesday and Wednesday, resort officials said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Asuka pummeled Sky with more kicks, but Sky was able to hit a stomp to the chest to take down Asuka.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The argon’s jostling atoms will release electrons when, all too rarely, they’re pummeled by passing neutrinos, creating a signal that physicists can detect.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
The Sox absolutely pummeled Detroit, 10-3, Tuesday night in a game that was a laugher from the start.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
As Pichai entered the water, waves pummeled his lanky frame.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
In September of 2024, Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, causing massive floods that uprooted trees and swept away entire homes.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Summers that pummeled the plants with monsoon-like rains?
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The Summit County ski area was blanketed with more than a foot of snow after a late-season storm pummeled the Front Range on Tuesday and Wednesday, resort officials said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Asuka pummeled Sky with more kicks, but Sky was able to hit a stomp to the chest to take down Asuka.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The argon’s jostling atoms will release electrons when, all too rarely, they’re pummeled by passing neutrinos, creating a signal that physicists can detect.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
The Sox absolutely pummeled Detroit, 10-3, Tuesday night in a game that was a laugher from the start.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
As Pichai entered the water, waves pummeled his lanky frame.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
In September of 2024, Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, causing massive floods that uprooted trees and swept away entire homes.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Summers that pummeled the plants with monsoon-like rains?
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled
Verb
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 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
Verb
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Verb
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But a slowing economy and crisis-battered housing market could upend that.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The movie industry was battered by the pandemic and increasing competition from the small screen.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Then the engineers activated a fan inside the chamber that pelted the rotors with headwinds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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On Saturday night, Curtis Nager grabbed a flashlight and left his home in unincorporated Parker County, about four miles south of Springtown, to check the outside of his property after a tornado and heavy hail pelted the area.—
Samuel O’Neal
April 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Moments after the landscaper was attacked, officers got a call about a car in the middle of the street nearby.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Denise attacked Djena again, beating her until Mohamed and their eldest son, Ahmed, pulled her off.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The deputy then spoke with the boy, who said the water bottle Schuman threw hit him on the side of his stomach and knocked his phone down.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism at Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, where deputies say 17 grave sites were damaged with broken and knocked-down headstones, graffiti and damaged concrete.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Pummeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummeled. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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