rams

verb

present tense third-person singular of ram
1
as in bumps
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 stuffs
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

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3
as in speeds
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 rams Boston Blue's first season ends on a cliffhanger, as an unknown assailant intentionally rams Brian with a truck, pushing his car into the river. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rams
  1. bumps
  2. stuffs
  3. speeds
  4. slams
  5. crams
  6. rushes
  7. collides
  8. squeezes
Verb
  • Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of bumps
Verb
  • Wilson is again a dominant force on both ends of the floor, stuffs the box score with points, rebounds and blocks, and has improved every season while keeping the Aces as a perennial contender.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Definition of stuffs
Verb
  • Ethylene speeds up the spoilage of this produce and can cause these fruits and veggies to go dull and yellow, wilt, soften, and become bitter.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Accelerate briskly and the beat speeds up and the higher frequencies come in.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeds
Verb
  • Hawaii is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell slams the islands with life-threatening rain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In one of the most memorable panels in superherocomic history, Bane, having beaten Batman down in his own Batcave, lifts the hero over his head and slams him down over his knee, breaking his back.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of slams
Verb
  • The MatePad Air crams six speakers into its thin body and, thanks to its big battery, can play videos for up to 16 hours.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of crams
Verb
  • Put more simply, QBI takes into account passes, rushes, scrambles, sacks, turnovers and anything else that happens when the football is in the quarterback’s hands.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • An already small venue has been reduced in size even further as the club rushes through expansion to reach the league minimum of 15,000 capacity by the spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushes
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  • But as is often the case when a larger movement collides with sports, the athlete participation in a larger movement inspires those same players to push for change within their own walls.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pacino plays a powerful crime lord whose empire collides with Father Joe’s crusade.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of collides
Verb
  • Eccles’s fix is a set of compression bags paired with a cordless pump, which squeezes clothing down, so everything fits without overstuffing a suitcase.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That obviously makes Labor Day a particularly good excuse to mix a cocktail that squeezes a little more out of summer.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezes

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“Rams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rams. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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