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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
Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Beua Leroux slammed home a volley in the 18th minute and Reid Roberts scored his first MLS goal in the 81st for San Jose.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The wrong-way driver slammed into McClure's cruiser.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Beijing slammed that decision and has defended the detention camps as a necessary facet of a wide-ranging de-radicalization effort in the region.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
So, it got slammed from that angle.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The vehicle slammed into a store window, and its driver, identified as Salim El Koudri, 31, allegedly stabbed a passerby who attempted to intervene.
—Robert McGreevy , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries was a 51-year-old man who was sitting in a parked Chevrolet Astro van that Suarez slammed his Mercedes into in the blistering crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The president also slammed Schumer and his allies in the lengthy post.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Beua Leroux slammed home a volley in the 18th minute and Reid Roberts scored his first MLS goal in the 81st for San Jose.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The wrong-way driver slammed into McClure's cruiser.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Beijing slammed that decision and has defended the detention camps as a necessary facet of a wide-ranging de-radicalization effort in the region.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
So, it got slammed from that angle.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The vehicle slammed into a store window, and its driver, identified as Salim El Koudri, 31, allegedly stabbed a passerby who attempted to intervene.
—Robert McGreevy , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries was a 51-year-old man who was sitting in a parked Chevrolet Astro van that Suarez slammed his Mercedes into in the blistering crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The president also slammed Schumer and his allies in the lengthy post.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammed
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Closer Devin Williams, who spent last season in the Bronx, shut the door on the Yankees (28-18) with his sixth save of the season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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Instead, the challenge is to better understand the postsecondary programs that consistently fail to achieve an economic benefit for students and either fix them or consider shutting them down.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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In 2024, voters bumped it up to a half-cent.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Moments after the landscaper was attacked, officers got a call about a car in the middle of the street nearby.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Denise attacked Djena again, beating her until Mohamed and their eldest son, Ahmed, pulled her off.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Like Soldier Boy at times, the Legend is a character who mainly exists as an excuse for the writers to include copious references to old starlets these men have banged.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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An air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho was canceled on Sunday, May 17, after two Navy jets collided midair and crashed during a demonstration, forcing four crew members to eject safely from the aircraft, authorities and base officials said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Two fighter jets collided in midair during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, CBS affiliate KBOI reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 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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The victim said he was singled out for laughing, scolded, and told to continue reading before being ordered into the hallway.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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“Slammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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