as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Recent Examples of thudded
Boots thudded against hardwood and then started up the stairs.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Police tape cordoned off the scene where fire and police vehicle lights flashed and helicopter blades thudded overhead.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
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
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Police tape cordoned off the scene where fire and police vehicle lights flashed and helicopter blades thudded overhead.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
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
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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
Verb
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Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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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,
ABC News,
17 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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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
Verb
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Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Windows were smashed and an ATM was stolen at an overnight break-in at the Beetle Bar and Grill in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Four people were killed on May 14 when a medical transport airplane crashed in New Mexico and caused a fire, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The officer who rammed Martinez’s car and shot her multiple times — and bragged about it in his text messages — was allowed to leave the state and repair the car involved in the incident.—
Edwin C. Yohnka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Investigators say six suspects got into a getaway car and repeatedly rammed a police vehicle while trying to escape.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The deputy then spoke with the boy, who said the water bottle Schuman threw hit him on the side of his stomach and knocked his phone down.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism at Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, where deputies say 17 grave sites were damaged with broken and knocked-down headstones, graffiti and damaged concrete.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Thudded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thudded. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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