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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
Velasquez eventually rammed into the vehicle with his truck and then began shooting at Goularte.
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Matt Moret, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
His victim was trying to cross the southbound lanes of the expressway when Blakney’s Chevrolet Suburban rammed into him.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Anaheim police arrested a teen connected to a group of smash-and-grab robbers who purposefully rammed an SUV into an Anaheim jewelry store before crashing their getaway cars during a pursuit last month.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials say security has been increased at religious sites across New York City after a suspect repeatedly rammed a car into a well‑known Jewish building in Brooklyn.
—CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security said the agent opened fire after the suspect rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 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
Matt Moret, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
His victim was trying to cross the southbound lanes of the expressway when Blakney’s Chevrolet Suburban rammed into him.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Anaheim police arrested a teen connected to a group of smash-and-grab robbers who purposefully rammed an SUV into an Anaheim jewelry store before crashing their getaway cars during a pursuit last month.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials say security has been increased at religious sites across New York City after a suspect repeatedly rammed a car into a well‑known Jewish building in Brooklyn.
—CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security said the agent opened fire after the suspect rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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Analyst Surinder Thind also bumped his price target to $15 from $11.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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By the end of the Milan Cortina Olympics, 147 curling matches will have been crammed into 18 days.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Seven women were shown leaving for their post-pods tropical vacation with engagement rings on their fingers this season at the end of six episodes, which had multiple storylines crammed into the hourlong episodes.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to a preliminary investigation, the crash occurred when the white Nissan sped south on Virginia Avenue.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Streamed live on YouTube, the two and half hour ceremony was (blissfully) commercial free, which sped things up but meant guests didn’t have the usual opportunity to mix and mingle.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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This week, four holidays and one solar eclipse collided, with a rarity that felt like the festive equivalent of getting struck by lightning.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Cubs minor-leaguer Jonathon Long was removed from Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers with a left elbow sprain when Rangers hitter Mark Canha collided with his arm as Long took a throw from shortstop Jefferson Rojas.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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But midway through the first, Nayeli Thayer (two assists) found Cataruzolo for a shot at the right post and a 2-0 lead on the rebound after Metzler stuffed the first bid.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Found a loaf of bread stuffed with pills.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
17 Feb. 2026
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Furnell’s team raced on the track at the Cortina Sliding Centre during the International Bobsleigh Federation’s World Cup in November and finished seventh out of 31 teams.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Their lungs raced while their quads screamed.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Panthers forward, 28, dedicated his gold medal to Gaudreau, a Columbus Blue Jackets and fellow national team player, who died cycling in August 2024 when a drunk driver allegedly swerved and slammed into his bicycle.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many city Democrats quickly took the position that this showed bad management by Stewart, while Stewart’s defenders slammed the action as a political smear.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Small businesses and farmers got squeezed.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Vendors built on per-seat licensing and static tools are seeing their economics squeezed as AI systems compress development timelines and reduce maintenance overhead.—
David Stout,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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