Thesaurus results for REAMED

reamed

verb

past tense of ream

as in squeezed

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 reamed In 1974, a Miami Beach hotelier named Harold Konover bought it and reamed it the Konover. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Before a practice last year, Smart reamed out receivers coach James Coley for not getting freshman Thomas Blackshear any reps in a drill. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Because that movie was both a failure in the box office and it got reamed by critics. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

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So they're getting pushed really, really, really hard, getting squeezed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The combination of tariffs, material prices and currencies have squeezed margins for Swiss watchmakers.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
In the press box, Ravens assistants hustled downstairs to join the celebration.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustled

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The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
According to Anderson, a key part of the Patriots’ winning formula was Brady’s sense that Belichick had plucked him from obscurity.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of plucked

Verb

Sometimes a lid isn’t screwed tightly, and your foundation proves its worth all over the inside of your bag.

— Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

As solitary insects with limited aggression towards humans, the risk of getting stung is often not worth your direct interference.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stung

Verb

But as a viewer, at least, watching American Horror Story feels more than ever like being stuck in some sort of hell.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026
If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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