rammed

past tense of ram
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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rammed According to the military and law enforcement, a Palestinian man rammed his car into a security checkpoint Wednesday afternoon near the settlement of Beit Horon, seriously wounding the officer. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The Detroit-area Temple Israel was attacked on March 12 when a 41-year-old man rammed his truck packed with fireworks and gasoline deep into the building. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The ordeal began Sunday after authorities said Spencer threatened people with a gun, rammed a sheriff’s patrol vehicle and fled into the forest. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 Kwok was then thrown from the bench, her legs ripped from her body, according to authorities, before Romero rammed into a parked NYPD auxiliary van. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Soon, Kylie’s kind boyfriend, Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), gets rammed by a car after picking up flowers for her. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Five months earlier, an attacker inspired by Hezbollah rammed a pickup truck carrying gasoline and fireworks through the doors of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to the FBI. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
Verb
  • Austin Mock’s model bumped their playoff odds to 33 percent after Week 1.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What if someone spilled a drink on the wood floors, or bumped against the plaster molding?
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Crowds crammed into theaters to see Marilyn Monroe magnified on the screen.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to investigators with the Lakewood Police Department, Miller was driving an SUV southbound on Kipling Avenue when his car collided with the small bus.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • One person was killed when two gliders collided in mid-air in upstate New York on Friday afternoon, New York State Police said in a statement.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Order one with jam and butter, or go savory and get a biscuit topped with vegetarian gravy or stuffed with bacon, lettuce and tomato.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three plays later, Watson took a handoff and raced for a 14-yard touchdown.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Diaby intercepted a pass in the attacking third, raced to the edge of the penalty box and blasted a rising shot into the net to cap the scoring in the 63rd minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Trump’s scramble to tout the US talks with Belarus underscores the pressure from American farmers, who are slammed by surging diesel and fertilizer costs linked to the war with Iran.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With Hamas squeezed, Netanyahu asked the Qataris to commit to official monthly payments to Gaza.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • News organizations large and small are being squeezed like never before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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