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as in thumped
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pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Recent Examples of pummeled
While those at the bottom of the corporate ladder—Gen Z—are being pummeled by AI, CEOs are embracing the technology.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
As Katrina's wind and rain pummeled the city, Robert Green and his family, like many others, were stranded on a rooftop fighting for their lives.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
As Balor pummeled Iguana, fans chanted for Dirty Dom.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Erin, the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season, formed on Friday and pummeled the Caribbean as a Category 3 hurricane over the weekend.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Rice pummeled Gray’s 2-2 pitch 428 feet for a three-run homer to put the Yankees up 6-5.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Moody was pummeled by teammates in the aftermath, this time in joy.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Instead, objectives and alignments change at the drop of a hat, with undue time being spent on constructing plot twists in reverse, revealing information for which the viewer has no context until they’re pummeled with clunky, post-facto exposition.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
As Katrina's wind and rain pummeled the city, Robert Green and his family, like many others, were stranded on a rooftop fighting for their lives.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
As Balor pummeled Iguana, fans chanted for Dirty Dom.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Erin, the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season, formed on Friday and pummeled the Caribbean as a Category 3 hurricane over the weekend.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Rice pummeled Gray’s 2-2 pitch 428 feet for a three-run homer to put the Yankees up 6-5.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Moody was pummeled by teammates in the aftermath, this time in joy.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Instead, objectives and alignments change at the drop of a hat, with undue time being spent on constructing plot twists in reverse, revealing information for which the viewer has no context until they’re pummeled with clunky, post-facto exposition.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled
Verb
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England, who have not been defeated in three years, thumped the United States 69-7.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Bishop Moore thumped Tavares 41-14.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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In recent days, Israel pounded Gaza City, while strikes killed Hamas’ military spokesperson and the Houthis’ prime minister in Yemen.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve at the time, had licked inflation, and the stock market was rising after seventeen years of going sideways.—
L. David Marquet,
Big Think,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gitschlag, like the racers and many of the spectators, was pelted mercilously as squirt guns and water balloons created a crossfire across Campau.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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New video shows the drive-by and the house pelted by bullets.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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During the stream, Kardashian tagged along for Cenat's noodle game — basically, a challenge where the influencer and his friends take turns hitting each other on the head with pool noodles while participants wear helmets and don't know which of their peers slapped them from behind.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The tariffs affected by Friday’s ruling were implemented by Trump this year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and slapped duties as high as 50% on imports from some countries.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pummeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummeled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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