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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
A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Beyranvand’s knee slammed into Pulisic’s midsection.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The exchange capped a heavy day of testimony focused on how state investigators reconstructed the final moments before Pino's 29-foot vessel slammed into a channel marker.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Hardline politicians slammed the president’s unorthodox choice of attire and activists accused him of double standards, where under Iran’s strict dress codes, ordinary people would be barred from dressing down.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
About half an hour later, a minibus with Moldovan license plates slammed into a truck that stopped on the highway following the first accident.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The letter accused Johnson of failing to give timely notice of the sale to aldermen and slammed him for the confidentiality agreement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Additionally, Wallen was also slammed by several local figures.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Beyranvand’s knee slammed into Pulisic’s midsection.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The exchange capped a heavy day of testimony focused on how state investigators reconstructed the final moments before Pino's 29-foot vessel slammed into a channel marker.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Hardline politicians slammed the president’s unorthodox choice of attire and activists accused him of double standards, where under Iran’s strict dress codes, ordinary people would be barred from dressing down.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
About half an hour later, a minibus with Moldovan license plates slammed into a truck that stopped on the highway following the first accident.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The letter accused Johnson of failing to give timely notice of the sale to aldermen and slammed him for the confidentiality agreement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Additionally, Wallen was also slammed by several local figures.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammed
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The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Judenis shut Stonington down in order and Chase Boudreau started the bottom half of the ninth with a single to right.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
14 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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The two sisters entered the restaurant, ran behind the counter and attacked the 23-year-old employee after they were given a wrong order, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between the two countries since February, when Afghanistan attacked Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 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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For the viewer, the satisfaction comes through vicarious tactile sensation—witnessing how the thatch gets smacked in by a flat, hammerlike device, or the way a tile slots perfectly into a shelf niche.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Then, on June 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Kurtz smacked a go-ahead homer off then-Royals closer Carlos Estévez.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The other driver, in a 2022 Ram F550, was traveling westbound and collided with the side of the Kia, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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The California native was reportedly among six people killed when two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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This time, however, Charlotte promptly scolded him for his untoward behavior.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Four years ago, Infantino scolded critics during a news conference ahead of the opener in Qatar.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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“Slammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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