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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
On March 12, 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed his car into an entrance at Temple Israel and exchanged gunfire with security officers.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 24 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
He was rammed in overtime by Preds left winger Filip Forsberg, who proceeded to fly the puck behind Spencer Knight (30 saves) for the game-winning goal.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
New photos obtained by Fox News Digital show extensive damage inside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, after a suspect rammed a vehicle into the building and opened fire last week.
—Jasmine Baehr , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In his statement from jail, Hsiung alleged that Ridglan representatives slashed activists' tires, rammed a van and drove at high speed toward protesters.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Sleeper’s comment came during an SCN webinar on March 13, held in response to the previous day’s attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, where an assailant rammed into the synagogue armed with rifles and smoke bombs.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
In West Bloomfield, Michigan, 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, originally from Lebanon, rammed a truck full of explosives through the doors of Temple Israel, driving down the hall, exchanging fire with security guards.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
During the resulting pursuit, Baldner rammed his police vehicle into the rear of the Goodses' car twice.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 24 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
He was rammed in overtime by Preds left winger Filip Forsberg, who proceeded to fly the puck behind Spencer Knight (30 saves) for the game-winning goal.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
New photos obtained by Fox News Digital show extensive damage inside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, after a suspect rammed a vehicle into the building and opened fire last week.
—Jasmine Baehr , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In his statement from jail, Hsiung alleged that Ridglan representatives slashed activists' tires, rammed a van and drove at high speed toward protesters.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Sleeper’s comment came during an SCN webinar on March 13, held in response to the previous day’s attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, where an assailant rammed into the synagogue armed with rifles and smoke bombs.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
In West Bloomfield, Michigan, 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, originally from Lebanon, rammed a truck full of explosives through the doors of Temple Israel, driving down the hall, exchanging fire with security guards.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
During the resulting pursuit, Baldner rammed his police vehicle into the rear of the Goodses' car twice.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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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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The victory bumped the Oilers to second place behind Anaheim and ahead of Vegas.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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At one point, seven of us students crammed into a three-bedroom stucco house — barely 1,000 square feet — north of Mueller Airport.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of staggering the fests and conferences over nine or 11 days, everything is now crammed into the same seven-day period, including film and TV, education, comedy and tech.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Remedios, who was driving at 81 mph in a 40 mph zone, sped through a red light, according to his arrest report.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Last week a 7-ton meteor sped across the Ohio sky in a fireball that could be seen from several states away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Shortly before midnight on Sunday, an Air Canada regional jet collided with a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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The incident occurred near the 49-mile marker as the deputy was conducting a stop when another vehicle collided with the patrol car.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Of the pastas, the ravioli (stuffed with spinach and ricotta and served in a light brown butter sage sauce) and the spaghetti di frutti di mare are complete standouts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nunez then began raping her while Jones stuffed rocks in her mouth to try to stop her from screaming, detectives said in the report.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Three off-duty lifeguards who were surfing nearby raced to help Eastman.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Adults would line up around the block for cupcakes that came out of vending machines; a company selling jumbo cupcakes with custard filling IPO’d at $13 a share, and people raced to buy a sheet of miniature tie-due cupcakes for $45.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Authorities say that surveillance footage showed Estimphil getting slammed to the ground and assaulted by the three men charged in the indictment.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York slammed the plan to deploy ICE agents to airports.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Tkachuk controlled the loose puck in the crease and squeezed it past goalie Ilya Sorokin for the comeback victory.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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