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 Kyiv has been pummeled by Russian missiles and drones in recent weeks. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 The force of the helicopter blades pummeled the water, whipping up spray and turbulence. — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Russian missiles and drones have pummeled Ukraine’s power grid and other key sites, part of Kremlin efforts to weaken morale and resistance. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Finally, when expectations crested for the Jayhawks, they got pummeled on their home turf. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 An unusually active hurricane season triggered a trio of storms that pummeled Hawaii and Mexico earlier this year. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Throughout the trial, Sierra’s legal team has focused on brain damage stemming from an accident in which Sierra was pummeled by a car as a child. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 He gets pummeled by waves and rip currents while negotiating the famously difficult shore dive but is soon swimming among brightly colored marine life and undulating kelp forests that filter sunlight from the surface. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Despite all the criticism that has pummeled the club since it was found guilty of over 100 charges relating to financial breaches, you could be fooled into thinking nothing was wrong. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Kyiv has pounded Russian refineries this year in an effort to cut the revenue the Kremlin collects from energy exports and curtail Moscow's ability to wage war.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
The Pistons pounded the inside and scored 24 second-chance points.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

The snake tried to circle and squeeze, but the rat lashed with her claws and teeth.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
News of the briefing leaked, and the senators lashed out at the FBI, saying their efforts to scrutinize the Biden family had been discredited and falsely linked to Russian disinformation.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

Then, Democrats, battered by their losses and contending with retirements of their own, appeared boxed out in all but a few states.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Something like that happened during the historic storm of late January 1983, which occurred during one of the strongest El Niños on record and battered the coast up and down California, damaging many piers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of battered

Verb

Within 10 minutes, nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain pelted the charred ground.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pelted

Verb

The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacked

Verb

The score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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