1
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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2
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
Police departments across South Florida are reassuring the community Thursday night that their officers are on high alert following an armed attacker ramming his truck into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues in Michigan earlier in the day.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Authorities say the suspect in Thursday's attack is dead after ramming a truck into the building and being confronted by security.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Those kilometers-deep layers were still present when the Arabian plate, driven by the opening of the Red Sea on its southwestern side, began scooting toward the northeast and ramming into Eurasia around 30 million years ago.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
French officials promised the Louvre would introduce additional security measures, including anti-intrusion devices and anti-vehicle ramming barriers on nearby public roads, in the wake of the heist.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
He was literally known for ramming through players at the goal line.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
Martinez denies ramming them and said agents were the aggressors.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
As soon as Ye sits, people begin ramming their phones in his face, editing, captioning, posting.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Local police have upped patrols near the Carteret yeshiva in response to the ramming incident in Brooklyn.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Authorities say the suspect in Thursday's attack is dead after ramming a truck into the building and being confronted by security.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Those kilometers-deep layers were still present when the Arabian plate, driven by the opening of the Red Sea on its southwestern side, began scooting toward the northeast and ramming into Eurasia around 30 million years ago.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
French officials promised the Louvre would introduce additional security measures, including anti-intrusion devices and anti-vehicle ramming barriers on nearby public roads, in the wake of the heist.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
He was literally known for ramming through players at the goal line.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
Martinez denies ramming them and said agents were the aggressors.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
As soon as Ye sits, people begin ramming their phones in his face, editing, captioning, posting.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Local police have upped patrols near the Carteret yeshiva in response to the ramming incident in Brooklyn.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
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And yet the Democrat is bumping along near the bottom, a blip in polls and a laggard in the money chase.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Betty Yee is bumping along near the bottom in California’s race for governor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead of cramming huge amounts of fiber into one meal, fiberlayering emphasizes distributing fiber steadily across the day and pulling it from a wide range of whole foods.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of cramming more expensive computers into the cars themselves, the team led by postdoctoral researcher Kun Woo Cho decided to put the brains into the road.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another recent paper co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist who publicly sounded the alarm on the climate crisis in the 1980s — also concluded global warming is speeding up, but didn’t do a statistical significance test, Rahmstorf said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Now, further observations of the aftermath of the mission – which entailed intentionally slamming a vehicle into a space rock – is revealing something unexpected in the binary system of asteroids.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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All forms of assault, including slamming someone against a wall, stabbing and punching, are not OK.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The lady beetles emerging in spring actually entered your home in the fall, squeezing through small cracks to overwinter inside walls, attics, and other sheltered spaces.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Equipped with a deep high-rise waistband featuring internal power mesh, Icebreaker has engineered these leggings to provide a bit of extra compression without over-squeezing.—
Harry Spampinato,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aiden Robbins took the most substantial swing of the night in that inning, driving a two-run, back-side home run to right field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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These storms are forming because warm, moist air surging north from the Gulf of Mexico is colliding with a strong cold front and upper-level storm system moving in from the Plains, creating atmospheric instability.—
Karen Carter,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Aramco has been redirecting oil cargoes to Red Sea facilities on Saudi Arabia’s west coast to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, with eight supertankers loading from the area this month.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yes, blueberries are great, but the key isn’t loading up on a single fruit.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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