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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
During the chase, a deputy got out of his patrol vehicle to try to deploy stop sticks in the truck's path, but the driver rammed the deputy's vehicle.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Ghazali rammed his truck into Temple Israel.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Ghazali, armed with a rifle, allegedly rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel, one of the nation’s largest Reform Jewish synagogues.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
According to police, the suspect rammed a vehicle into a storefront before attacking a woman during what investigators say stemmed from a domestic dispute.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
My car must have rammed into another, the boom alerting drivers and pedestrians alike.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
As the men tumbled down the grade’s shoulder into muck and brush, the speeders rammed together.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Every day, drivers find themselves getting rammed by one fake text after another.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In October, two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a man rammed a car into a crowd and stabbed people at a synagogue in Manchester in what police declared a terrorist attack.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Ghazali rammed his truck into Temple Israel.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Ghazali, armed with a rifle, allegedly rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel, one of the nation’s largest Reform Jewish synagogues.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
According to police, the suspect rammed a vehicle into a storefront before attacking a woman during what investigators say stemmed from a domestic dispute.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
My car must have rammed into another, the boom alerting drivers and pedestrians alike.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
As the men tumbled down the grade’s shoulder into muck and brush, the speeders rammed together.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Every day, drivers find themselves getting rammed by one fake text after another.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In October, two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a man rammed a car into a crowd and stabbed people at a synagogue in Manchester in what police declared a terrorist attack.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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Secrets bumped into Pokluda last week.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
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When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Juwelier Tschikof is a narrow shopfront crammed next to a boutique selling stationery, opposite a tobacconist.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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The artist can be seen sleeping on a lounge chair in the foyer, the rest of her studio apartment crammed from floor to ceiling with art.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sharma sped to 50 off 23 balls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Jeep driver slammed on the breaks and reversed, crashing into the front of Acosta’s patrol car and sped off, leaving the gate pieces on the road.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bright-eyed and giddy, her 19-year-old and 76-year-old selves collided.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Washington’s Lucia Di Guglielmo and Tara Rudd collided on a header late in the first half, forcing a delay while they were treated.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rori Harmon triple-double watch Harmon stuffed the stat sheet in the team’s Sweet 16 win over Kentucky and did more of the same against Michigan.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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At least 33 bodies — including children and dismembered remains stuffed in sacks — were unearthed from a mass grave in western Kenya on Thursday, raising questions about whether the corpses were secretly moved from a hospital morgue.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Peter Barnum, one of the people on shore who raced to the rescue, described the exhaustion of one of the victims, the father.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Armed to the teeth With a 5-2 lead, the Red Sox raced through the final frames.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mosquera slammed home a volley from outside the area off a clearance attempt to tie it 1-1 in the 36th minute and fed Da Costo for a first-touch finish from point-blank range give the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the wind, rising quickly, brought higher waves that slammed the small boat with growing force.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some parents feel squeezed when gifted assets significantly appreciate, according to Robert Westley of Northern Trust.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Higher gas prices can also hurt sales inside the gas stations, if customers who are being squeezed at the pump spend less on other things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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