as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
reamed a whole new generation of suckers with a variation of the Ponzi scheme
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Recent Examples of ream
But not before community members reamed the board for slashing jobs and reducing student services to dig the district out of a $3.9 million deficit.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Trump reamed both sides for bombing each other and urged Israel against taking further action, subsequently announcing that Israel agreed and that the ceasefire remained in effect.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 June 2025
In front of a large group in the company cafeteria, including more than a hundred executives, Huang reamed out the chip architect responsible for the error.
—Katie Notopoulos, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The injunction from Reyes perhaps came as expected after the judge had reamed out two separate DOJ attorneys in two different hearings ahead of issuing it.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Trump reamed both sides for bombing each other and urged Israel against taking further action, subsequently announcing that Israel agreed and that the ceasefire remained in effect.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 June 2025
In front of a large group in the company cafeteria, including more than a hundred executives, Huang reamed out the chip architect responsible for the error.
—Katie Notopoulos, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The injunction from Reyes perhaps came as expected after the judge had reamed out two separate DOJ attorneys in two different hearings ahead of issuing it.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ream
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This technical pivot would allow nations to squeeze every profitable drop from their own land with surgical precision, bypassing the geopolitical chaos of distant chokepoints and securing a future defined by Decentralized Techno-Resource Sovereignty.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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But if Rick later plucks something from behind that rock at the fire, are others going to start poking around looking for stuff?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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The European flax bedding comes embellished with a crocheted seam just above the ruffled edge and looks like it was plucked right out of a Victorian trousseau.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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Intellectually impaired athletes have been sidelined from the Winter Paralympics for more than two decades following a major cheating scandal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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When doing that, they‘ve made it to the World Series once, losing to the cheating Houston Astros.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Con Ed and companies like it will continue to screw customers over so long as the system allows it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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TiMate, a Hong Kong tool company, says its new Arcos Driver was built for exactly that screw.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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That role, and the vitriol from within the industry toward the movie (a flop turned cult favorite), still stings.—
Cat Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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After the match, that loss really stung.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Your innovative streak shines through small, steady improvements that stick.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Parties and missile threats A cruise ship packed with passengers is stuck in the Middle East crisis zone.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks’ fourth line toiled low in the zone, and after the Jets hustled to avert the threat there, Trouba’s ostensibly harmless fling from the far corner found the net, appearing to hit Winnipeg defenseman Ville Heinola’s stick first.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Those were full-time pharmacists, realtors and teachers hustling across Olympic ice for Team USA.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Necas added his seventh power-play goal of the season 2 1/2 minutes later, beating his Czech Olympic teammate with a high shot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the last ten years, Berkshire shares have gained 250%, also beating the S & P 500.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Ream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ream. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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