Thesaurus results for PUMMELLED

pummeled

verb

variants also pummelled

past tense of pummel

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived

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Recent Examples of pummeled The Iranians have no intention of sitting on the sidelines as this asset gets pummeled by a superior foe. —

Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026 Troy pummeled Little Rock, 12-2, Friday in Game 1 of the Super Regional. —

Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin is getting pummeled to kick off June as the market loses its dominant narrative and liquidity continues to rotate into other assets. —

Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Bathroom bans, health care restrictions and other state measures pummeled Florida while Texas slipped because of anti-trans legislation. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026 As in no playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons — a team that pummeled the Knicks in their three-game regular-season sweep — courtesy of the Cavaliers. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 Officials say the artisanal gold miners became trapped about 200 yards into the mine when early monsoon rains pummeled the south of the country. —

Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026 No, instead let’s stall until the American public is pummeled with national debt and prices. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 But the production crisis, which has rocked Hollywood and pummeled its workforce, has reached a critical juncture. —

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummeled

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Hull pounded his fourth double of the game, prompting mass hysteria from the 3,913 Tar Heel fans and ultimate heartbreak in the other dugout.

— Alan Cole, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Every stretch had brought its own challenges, but these past few days had been especially brutal, the crewmembers fording streams, inching through hub-deep mud, sleeping in the car, dodging hail under rubber blankets, catching a night’s rest at a farmhouse as violent rain pounded the roof.

— Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026