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as in bumping
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 cramming
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 speeding
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 ramming
Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Pino, focused on returning to Ocean Reef for his daughter’s birthday dinner, operated his 29-foot Robalo on the wrong side of the channel, ultimately ramming the boat into the steel marker, Adams said.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
His most recent conviction resulted from a 2018 case when authorities said he was shot after ramming multiple Fremont undercover police cars, as officers tried to arrest him in a string of car burglaries across the Bay Area.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam has also joined the conversation, criticizing Marion County after a suspect with several pending cases in Indianapolis was arrested for stealing a vehicle and then ramming it into a Carmel home.
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Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 June 2026
Steven Schwally was convicted of all charges, including second-degree murder, by jurors who watched heart-stopping video of the high-speed crash in his trial for drunkenly ramming his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024.
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Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
And in the West Bank, emergency responders said a 17-year-old Israeli girl was in serious condition and a 15-year-old also was hurt in what police described as a ramming attack near a bus stop at Gush Etzion Junction.
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Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Pino, focused on returning to Ocean Reef for his daughter’s birthday dinner, operated his 29-foot Robalo on the wrong side of the channel, ultimately ramming the boat into the steel marker, Adams said.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
His most recent conviction resulted from a 2018 case when authorities said he was shot after ramming multiple Fremont undercover police cars, as officers tried to arrest him in a string of car burglaries across the Bay Area.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam has also joined the conversation, criticizing Marion County after a suspect with several pending cases in Indianapolis was arrested for stealing a vehicle and then ramming it into a Carmel home.
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Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 June 2026
Steven Schwally was convicted of all charges, including second-degree murder, by jurors who watched heart-stopping video of the high-speed crash in his trial for drunkenly ramming his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024.
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Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
And in the West Bank, emergency responders said a 17-year-old Israeli girl was in serious condition and a 15-year-old also was hurt in what police described as a ramming attack near a bus stop at Gush Etzion Junction.
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Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
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The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.
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Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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And then, assuming all the approvals are in place, Skyports — and its competitors — can open for business, speeding everything from blood samples to documents through the city skies.
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The video shows the panicked deer backing itself into a corner, slamming itself against the building and retaining wall.
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Diplo has taken a similarly direct approach — by slamming artists who oppose using the technology.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
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Labor, rent, insurance, utilities, equipment and packaging are all squeezing already-thin margins.
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The woman who was driving the sedan was taken to a local Shock Trauma Center after sustaining serious injuries.
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Not to be overshadowed by the outfielder’s efforts, Cody Morrissette also went 3 for 5, with one home run, as well as driving home Wallner with a two-out single to end the game.
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Austria’s Red Bull Ring has been the scene of plenty of drama over the years — from teammate crashes, to title contenders colliding, fires, a deer that found its way onto the track and plenty of first-lap shunts.
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As cars migrate to electric, these century-old industries are colliding, bringing their infrastructure together in unprecedented ways.
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Charles Brooks admitted to retrieving and loading a handgun and chambering a round before trying to separate the two women, the news release stated.
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The same rumors that started last summer about schools loading up on transfers are circulating again this summer.
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“Ramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramming. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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