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as in shut
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
please don't slam the door every time you step out
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as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she slammed the ball deep into center field
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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch
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as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night
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Recent Examples of slammed
Additionally, Wallen was also slammed by several local figures.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Without hesitation, Towns drove past the 7-4 unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, and slammed home a finish.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau punched away the attempt by Troy Parrott, but Ogbene slammed the rebound to tie it in the 60th minute.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Melissa slammed Jamaica after drenching southern Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rains before continuing on to Cuba.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Williams belted a walk-off moonshot for a 5-4 win, and Canady slammed the door shut for a 2-0 clincher.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The impact caused some customers to fall to the ground or get knocked into equipment when the semi-truck slammed into the building.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, slammed the Council’s idea to cut from the police budget.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Overnight, a Russian drone slammed into a Romanian building.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Without hesitation, Towns drove past the 7-4 unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, and slammed home a finish.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau punched away the attempt by Troy Parrott, but Ogbene slammed the rebound to tie it in the 60th minute.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Melissa slammed Jamaica after drenching southern Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rains before continuing on to Cuba.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Williams belted a walk-off moonshot for a 5-4 win, and Canady slammed the door shut for a 2-0 clincher.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The impact caused some customers to fall to the ground or get knocked into equipment when the semi-truck slammed into the building.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, slammed the Council’s idea to cut from the police budget.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Overnight, a Russian drone slammed into a Romanian building.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammed
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The international airport in General Santos was temporarily shut due to the earthquake, and 17 domestic flights were canceled, civil aviation officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Pope Francis did pack some punch in the ninth but closer Trace Reed was able to shut the door and keep the score at 10-5.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Fireworks lit up the night sky, people honked horns on jampacked streets and firefighters — from their trucks — slapped high-fives with delirious fans.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Do not read this if my editors have slapped a closeup of cochliomyia hominivorax, aka nightmare flesh-eating parasite, on top of this column.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Pratt, who had an early lead over Raman, was bumped to third place as more votes were counted.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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Three people were killed and 20 more people were attacked by bears across at least nine prefectures between April and June 2, according to public broadcaster NHK.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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During the Gaza war, the Houthis attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea — including ships with no link to Israel — to pressure Israel into lifting its blockade on the enclave.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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Llamas smacked 139 hits in her career, Kyles 136.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Vargas and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy collided in Thursday night’s game and both left that game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Police say that the crash happened when the Cal Fire engine, which was driving north on State Street while en route to the Cranston Fire burning on Highway 74, collided with a Mini Cooper driving west on Gibbel Road.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The child, now 6 years old, only hears her full name when she's being scolded — though Kendra and Bill are currently trying to undo that pattern.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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Katie Porter scolded, Tom Steyer channeled Bernie.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Slammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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