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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
Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said the officer's previous experience of being rammed and dragged could be considered in the investigation when weighing whether his actions were objectively reasonable.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys showed footage showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
This particular stunt involved him getting rammed and thrown into the air by a bull, which resulted in Knoxville suffering a concussion, a broken wrist, and a broken rib.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
When the car rammed a patrol vehicle, an officer fatally shot the driver, police said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Moments later, the Palestinian man stumbles up and is seen walking back to the quad bike that rammed him.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Romero then drove to the front entrance of his apartment complex, rammed another ICE vehicle and attempted to flee on foot toward his apartment.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The man then drove to the front door of his apartment complex, rammed another ICE vehicle, then got out of his car and attempted to flee into his apartment.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The two Highway Patrol officers who were rammed by the suspects were also not injured.
—Matt Cavallo, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys showed footage showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
This particular stunt involved him getting rammed and thrown into the air by a bull, which resulted in Knoxville suffering a concussion, a broken wrist, and a broken rib.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
When the car rammed a patrol vehicle, an officer fatally shot the driver, police said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Moments later, the Palestinian man stumbles up and is seen walking back to the quad bike that rammed him.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Romero then drove to the front entrance of his apartment complex, rammed another ICE vehicle and attempted to flee on foot toward his apartment.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The man then drove to the front door of his apartment complex, rammed another ICE vehicle, then got out of his car and attempted to flee into his apartment.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The two Highway Patrol officers who were rammed by the suspects were also not injured.
—Matt Cavallo, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The textured housing and longer body are also worth an extra mention, making for more secure and comfortable use, while allowing a bigger battery to be crammed inside.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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The company had hundreds of hours of sports to sell last year, with a February that is crammed with Olympics telecasts, Super Bowl programming and NBA matches.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Toyota crashed, and the Charger sped away, according to court records.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The worlds of digital production, the creator economy and traditional media collided at the Digital Content Forum at the BFI on London’s South Bank this week.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s stuffed with a cushy combination of down feathers and polyfiber fill, then wrapped up in lush velvet upholstery.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even the hospitality of sending food home with them was taken away from me, as their refrigerator and freezer was stuffed from their prior parties.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Steamer or Iron When squeezed into a small suitcase, clothes have a tendency to wrinkle.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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