1
as in shutting
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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2
as in knocking
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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3
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night
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Recent Examples of slamming
Center fielder Lawrence Butler was the first player to score, slamming a ball into center field during his first at-bat to lead off the first inning.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The instruments detected gravitational waves, faint ripples in space-time produced by the two black holes slamming into each other.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The winter coming home sad, the summer coming home happy, slamming the door during an argument, taking off my shoes and sitting on the floor tired from something.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Video evidence showed a trooper punching the man and slamming him to the ground during a 2021 incident.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the disturbing footage, Raja was seen entering the ring and picking up Smith above his head before slamming him hard on the mat.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The dog heads down the stairs to find a man groggily slamming his head into a door.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
One customer is seen slamming a grocery cart toward him outside the store.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
One man, 37-year old Sean Charles Dunn, was captured on video getting in an officer’s face and slamming a Subway sandwich into his chest.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The instruments detected gravitational waves, faint ripples in space-time produced by the two black holes slamming into each other.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The winter coming home sad, the summer coming home happy, slamming the door during an argument, taking off my shoes and sitting on the floor tired from something.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Video evidence showed a trooper punching the man and slamming him to the ground during a 2021 incident.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the disturbing footage, Raja was seen entering the ring and picking up Smith above his head before slamming him hard on the mat.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The dog heads down the stairs to find a man groggily slamming his head into a door.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
One customer is seen slamming a grocery cart toward him outside the store.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
One man, 37-year old Sean Charles Dunn, was captured on video getting in an officer’s face and slamming a Subway sandwich into his chest.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slamming
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This isn’t Eden’s first time shutting those decades-old rumors.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Haines exclaimed, before explaining the delicate process of shutting a Hollywood icon into a tube of terror.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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All we were focused on was just containing him, knocking the pocket back, just trying to keep him in the pocket, and forcing the football.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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No texts, no phone calls, no IMs—just walking over to their house, knocking on the door, and hanging out together?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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High Potential ended its first season by confirming that Morgan’s estranged ex is alive and well, thus bumping the search for Ava’s father to the top of Morgan’s priority list moving forward.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
16 Sep. 2025
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To be kind, UCLA has been bumping along for a number of years.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The team has started the 2025/26 season in a less than free-flowing fashion and has struggled to put up the attacking numbers that might be expected of a defending champion.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Atalanta comes in with resilience and attacking threats, particularly in transition, but their back line has looked shaky at times this year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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But then Lacey was back with the kids, banging around in the kitchen, and the first of the evening’s friends and acquaintances began to show up and the blessedness passed, as had the roadrunner, hyperactive and vigilant and always on the make, gone off to seek somebody else’s snakes.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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When Weimers went on to give up his remaining speaking time for a moment of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley cut him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers in the chamber.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Later that night Plumier demonstrates by swiftly slapping the limp green body of a bullfrog hard across his leg.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tchervinski can be seen in one of videos of the incident slapping a Black man.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
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Entrepreneurs Need Healthy Discourse to Thrive Entrepreneurship thrives on ideas colliding.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The play showed Patterson colliding directly with Sellers just as the sophomore signal caller released the ball.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the middle, a president who promised to put both conflicts to bed – and whose talk of a Nobel Peace Prize is smacking up against the reality of the Gaza and Ukraine wars.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Under the hot summer sun, players drip sweat after repeatedly smacking into each other during long, physical practices.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Slamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slamming. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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