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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
Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Martinez said the federal agent’s vehicle rammed her car.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
After Bills safety Cole Bishop rammed the tight end with a helmet to the chest, Kelce hit the deck and was slow to get up.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The humanoid later rammed into the camera equipment, unable to control its speed.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Federal prosecutors allege Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok influencer, rammed law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to dislodge his car during an immigration arrest.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
An 18-year old wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Monday after officers rammed his vehicle in West Memphis, the Arkansas State Police said in a news release Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
Three federal officers were injured after a man, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement said is in the country illegally, allegedly rammed his car into their vehicles to evade arrest, according to the agency.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
There have been reports of agents being assaulted, including an ICE officer dragged several feet by a moving vehicle driven by a target in Chicago, while a Border Patrol vehicle was rammed earlier in October, and a woman was charged with threatening to kill agents in Massachusetts.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Martinez said the federal agent’s vehicle rammed her car.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
After Bills safety Cole Bishop rammed the tight end with a helmet to the chest, Kelce hit the deck and was slow to get up.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The humanoid later rammed into the camera equipment, unable to control its speed.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Federal prosecutors allege Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok influencer, rammed law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to dislodge his car during an immigration arrest.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
An 18-year old wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Monday after officers rammed his vehicle in West Memphis, the Arkansas State Police said in a news release Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
Three federal officers were injured after a man, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement said is in the country illegally, allegedly rammed his car into their vehicles to evade arrest, according to the agency.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
There have been reports of agents being assaulted, including an ICE officer dragged several feet by a moving vehicle driven by a target in Chicago, while a Border Patrol vehicle was rammed earlier in October, and a woman was charged with threatening to kill agents in Massachusetts.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rammed
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Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Early the following season, Muzzin unexpectedly bumped into Clayton Keller.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.—
Katie Chang,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crystals that cleanse All three minerals sped up the breakdown under typical environmental conditions, but the rate depended heavily on crystal structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The worlds of digital production, the creator economy and traditional media collided at the Digital Content Forum at the BFI on London’s South Bank this week.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bags stuffed with Iguaran's belongings leaned against a wall next to the hammock.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Turducken is a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck that has been stuffed with a de-boned chicken.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Released on November 4, the 10-episode series was immediately slammed by critics, clocking a flat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the shutdown, Republicans have slammed the high cost of the subsidies, calling them a relic of the pandemic-era and no longer needed.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Another passenger squeezed her way up the aisle to try to make a tight connection.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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De’Von Achane took the handoff, squeezed through the hole, blasted past a diving defender at midfield and outraced the rest of the Bills’ defense to the end zone.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Rammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rammed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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