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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
In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Two other cops suffered minor injuries when the suspect rammed into their vehicles.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be rammed to the pavement.
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New York Times,
21 June 2026
That drew the ire of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who rammed through a new draft-lottery format in response.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The couple said a person in another vehicle intentionally rammed their vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Pino was on the wrong side of the channel when the Robalo rammed into the steel channel marker, sending himself and all 13 of his passengers into the water.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
The stadium went silent in the 14th minute when Abunada was left splayed out on the grass after Remo Freuler rammed his leg into the keeper’s head in the box.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
ABC News,
3 July 2026
In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Two other cops suffered minor injuries when the suspect rammed into their vehicles.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be rammed to the pavement.
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New York Times,
21 June 2026
That drew the ire of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who rammed through a new draft-lottery format in response.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The couple said a person in another vehicle intentionally rammed their vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Pino was on the wrong side of the channel when the Robalo rammed into the steel channel marker, sending himself and all 13 of his passengers into the water.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
The stadium went silent in the 14th minute when Abunada was left splayed out on the grass after Remo Freuler rammed his leg into the keeper’s head in the box.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
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The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
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Being based in southern England, its Latin language is crammed full of English place-names containing the sound /w/, like Winchester, Worcester and Wallingford.
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The catch is that most contractors already have yards crammed with the old-style kit, and while wooden boards wear out after a few years of use, steel tubes can last indefinitely so long as they’re maintained.
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
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Jayed ruled that Waldermar Anton collided with the keeper while the ball was airborne, disallowing the goal.
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The vehicle stopped at the end of the ramp, then the motorcycle collided with it.
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The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
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There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium.
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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
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The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.
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Investigators said the Tesla slammed through a brick home at a high rate of speed, fatally striking Avila.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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