thudded

past tense of thud

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Recent Examples of thudded David Stearns’ pitching staff failed in the second half of the season, and his trade-deadline acquisitions thudded. Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thudded
Verb
  • And beyond homeownership, rising costs of everything from education to health care have bumped the lifetime price tag on the American Dream to $5 million.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The View cohosts slammed the ongoing government shutdown.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Posting on social media, people slammed the Democrat for attending a family friend's wedding abroad on October 9, just two days before a state of emergency was declared on October 11 due to the floods.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • McPherson’s kick banged off the crossbar of the goal post and went through the uprights.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Dart and Hart banged helmets on the play and, with Dart taking a moment to catch his breath, he was sent for a concussion exam by the spotter in the booth.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just two months prior, another bus collided with a truck in the state of São Paulo, killing 12 people.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Louisville then went up 14-0 one drive later on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Moss to Bell when a pair of Hurricanes defenders collided trying to cover Bell on a crossing route.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Windows were already beginning to glow with firelight when Balmer smashed another window and infiltrated the house.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That property happened to be a $60,000 Boston police cruiser equipped with computers and other technology that was smashed and torched.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Price’s vehicle then crashed into a tree, according to the crash report.
    Fox19 staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • When the plane crashed, another driver saw the victim screaming.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each opening gets rammed right through.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One officer got into his vehicle to leave and, while in park, was rammed by the man in the Pontiac G5.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her husband knocked frames down and fixed the walls, while Donaldson took on taping, filling, sanding and painting.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Reigning defensive player of the year Pat Surtain II allowed almost nothing once again on the day and calmly knocked a ball away from Wilson when Fields finally looked his way.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Thudded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thudded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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