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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk
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Recent Examples of ram
The most brutal violence occurred at the Magdeburg Christmas market in December when a Saudi Arabian man injured just under 300 people and killed six by ramming his car into a crowd of shoppers.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
At least eight people were injured after a customer rammed into a CarMax store in California, and police are saying it’s being investigated as an intentional act.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Police are still looking for the driver who allegedly rammed into a group of cyclists handing out immigration red cards to pedestrians last month in Boyle Heights before fleeing the scene.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Teaching people via social media accounts or YouTube videos how to create bombs or how to ram cars into as many people as possible is not protected free speech.
—Elliott Broidy, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
At least eight people were injured after a customer rammed into a CarMax store in California, and police are saying it’s being investigated as an intentional act.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Police are still looking for the driver who allegedly rammed into a group of cyclists handing out immigration red cards to pedestrians last month in Boyle Heights before fleeing the scene.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Teaching people via social media accounts or YouTube videos how to create bombs or how to ram cars into as many people as possible is not protected free speech.
—Elliott Broidy, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
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Williams and Jimenez went nose-to-nose when Mobile players rushed toward the Spring Hill player and bumped him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alas, the Bolts were bumped in the first round by the Columbus Blue Jackets.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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By eight, when the rabbi arrives to lead the prayers, the living room and kitchen are crammed with people.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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That black blazer crammed into one of my four rolling racks?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
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Developers even get granular control over the budget to lower costs and speed things along where appropriate.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The ketogenic diet might be an option for treating certain medical conditions, speeding up initial weight loss, and aiding blood glucose management.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Current world championship leader Lando Norris has typically celebrated his podiums by banging the base of the bottle on the step of the podium, causing the champagne to shoot upward into the sky.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The real world is where a middle-aged law-firm associate just banged the hotel bandit.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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Steam generator repairs In nuclear plants such as Palisades, water heated by the reactor passes through tubes in the generators, causing water outside the tubes to boil into steam that drives the turbines to produce electricity for the grid.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Authorities allege, per the AP, that White drove up next to Noble and got out of his car with a gun in his hand, prompting Noble to get out of his car and run away.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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At the microscopic level, fluids are composed of particles—little billiard balls bopping around and occasionally colliding—and Newton’s laws of motion work well to describe their trajectories.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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One of those crashes included a military helicopter colliding mid-air with an American Airlines jet near Reagan Airport, where Thursday’s incident occurred.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ram. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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