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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
Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Holland pummeled Sweden 5-1 and has scored seven goals through its two matches.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The powerful waves that have pummeled the coastline will endure the warm-up.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
The older of the two, who was likely in his 20s or 30s, died as Mount Vesuvius pummeled the area with rock fragments called lapilli.
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Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
According to Israeli and American reports, over the past week, the president forced Israel to abort imminent retaliatory strikes on Iran and demanded that the country restrict its response to Hezbollah fire from Lebanon that has pummeled the Israeli north.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The good news is that skies have since cleared, but for much of Wednesday morning and afternoon, residents in Streator, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago and already ravaged by an EF-3 tornado, were getting pummeled with rain.
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Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The war also pummeled the region's aviation sector, with flights out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a global hub for air travel, reduced by two-thirds and those out of Doha, Qatar, by three-quarters, according to the IMF.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Bitcoin's been underperforming stocks for over a year-and-a-half, and digital asset Treasury companies like Strategy have gotten pummeled.
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Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Holland pummeled Sweden 5-1 and has scored seven goals through its two matches.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The powerful waves that have pummeled the coastline will endure the warm-up.
—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
The older of the two, who was likely in his 20s or 30s, died as Mount Vesuvius pummeled the area with rock fragments called lapilli.
—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
According to Israeli and American reports, over the past week, the president forced Israel to abort imminent retaliatory strikes on Iran and demanded that the country restrict its response to Hezbollah fire from Lebanon that has pummeled the Israeli north.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The good news is that skies have since cleared, but for much of Wednesday morning and afternoon, residents in Streator, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago and already ravaged by an EF-3 tornado, were getting pummeled with rain.
—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The war also pummeled the region's aviation sector, with flights out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a global hub for air travel, reduced by two-thirds and those out of Doha, Qatar, by three-quarters, according to the IMF.
—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Bitcoin's been underperforming stocks for over a year-and-a-half, and digital asset Treasury companies like Strategy have gotten pummeled.
—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled
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As the storms pounded the area, Bartlett and Hanover Park were hit especially hard, with 3-inch tree limbs reported down in Bartlett.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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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.
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Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
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The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
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Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
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The explosion had balled me up, shoved me aside, and pelted me with hot stones.
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After a couple of days of respite, the state was once again being pelted with more severe weather Sunday.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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“Pummeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummeled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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