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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building
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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk
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Recent Examples of rammed
The Department of Homeland Security said the agent opened fire after the suspect rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
That's when prosecutors say Sousa-Martins then drove back, rammed into an officer's vehicle, and then drove forward towards other vehicles and officers.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Federal agents this month rammed the door of the Minneapolis home of a Liberian man with a deportation order from 2023, who was then arrested.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Two people were killed at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur after a man rammed his car into a crowd of people and stabbed others.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
During production on that fourth big-screen installment, Knoxville suffered from brain damage after he was rammed by a bull for a stunt.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said shortly after stopping the vehicle, Lopez-Sanchez suddenly placed his vehicle in reverse and rammed the federal vehicle behind him.
—Alfred Charles, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Sadio Mane rammed Senegal into the lead that would take them to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with 12 minutes remaining in Tangier, Egypt were still waiting to register their first shot on target of the match.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys claimed to have shown footage in court showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
That's when prosecutors say Sousa-Martins then drove back, rammed into an officer's vehicle, and then drove forward towards other vehicles and officers.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Federal agents this month rammed the door of the Minneapolis home of a Liberian man with a deportation order from 2023, who was then arrested.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Two people were killed at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur after a man rammed his car into a crowd of people and stabbed others.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
During production on that fourth big-screen installment, Knoxville suffered from brain damage after he was rammed by a bull for a stunt.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said shortly after stopping the vehicle, Lopez-Sanchez suddenly placed his vehicle in reverse and rammed the federal vehicle behind him.
—Alfred Charles, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Sadio Mane rammed Senegal into the lead that would take them to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with 12 minutes remaining in Tangier, Egypt were still waiting to register their first shot on target of the match.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys claimed to have shown footage in court showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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In prior days, Audi seemed to have bumped into a reliability issue, while Racing Bulls has seen improvement.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After being bumped to September for three straight years because of the NSCAR Street Race, the Taste of Chicago is reclaiming its longstanding dates in July, the city announced.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of men were crammed into a two-hundred-and-fifteen-square-foot cell; one of them lost twenty-four pounds while in custody.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The venue was crammed with excitable 20- and 30-something women, among them Willa Bennett, the editor of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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Soon after, the driver of the Yukon sped away from the officer, the department said.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Suzuki sped through a PowerPoint presentation that catalogued twenty years of reporting.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized after two vehicles collided Saturday afternoon at an intersection on the American River Parkway near North Sacramento.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were returning from a talent camp in Kansas when their American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River in January 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, the Herald reported that someone employed a toilet stuffed with trash to save their parking spot following a storm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thursday evening, the Senate agreed to fund DHS for just two weeks as lawmakers raced to pass a large spending package to avoid a partial shutdown.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Blue Devils raced to a 15-5 lead while the Canes missed eight of their first nine shots.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wilson slammed Homeland Security officials for the shooting that came a day after a woman was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many Democrats have slammed the administration's conclusions, arguing that the video does not appear to show the woman trying to hit officers.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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European automakers face a volatile year, squeezed by weak markets, a lack of profitability, uncertain European emissions regulations, and pressure for restructuring and mergers, while rushing to electrify and defend against burgeoning Chinese competition.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On a typical day, Troy would have been getting ready to go to sleep on one of the two sets of bunk beds that had been squeezed into the kids’ bedroom at home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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