battering ram
noun
1
: a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
2
: a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls
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Beneath her palm, her heart hurled itself against her breastbone like a battering ram, refusing to calm.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ram-Man is a warrior known for using his head as a battering ram.
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He was accused of using a metal barricade as a battering ram and punching two police officers.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Editors’ Picks How to Look Original Political Pressure Ever since the effects of bird flu started showing up in egg prices, the lowly egg has become a political battering ram.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Ram-Man is a warrior known for using his head as a battering ram.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
He was accused of using a metal barricade as a battering ram and punching two police officers.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Battering ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battering%20ram. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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