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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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Recent Examples of bashed
Their heads appeared to have been bashed in with a hammer that lay near the bodies.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Although the episodes where the women bashed Jared for his behavior towards Bateman have already aired, Barlow said the reunion was not awkward at all.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Congressional Republicans, however, are far from the only figures who have bashed the country’s coins.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Stewart has publicly bashed the film, recently giving it a scathing review in the the New York Times.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson bashed Newsom and Walz in a statement about the campaign stop.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
During the Freedom Rides, a travelling protest against segregated bus lines, Lewis was bashed in the head with a wooden crate, knocked briefly unconscious, and left to bleed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Both Maersk and Cosco have been bashed by the ILA for not translating their profits to better wages for longshoremen.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Although the episodes where the women bashed Jared for his behavior towards Bateman have already aired, Barlow said the reunion was not awkward at all.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Congressional Republicans, however, are far from the only figures who have bashed the country’s coins.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Stewart has publicly bashed the film, recently giving it a scathing review in the the New York Times.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson bashed Newsom and Walz in a statement about the campaign stop.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
During the Freedom Rides, a travelling protest against segregated bus lines, Lewis was bashed in the head with a wooden crate, knocked briefly unconscious, and left to bleed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Both Maersk and Cosco have been bashed by the ILA for not translating their profits to better wages for longshoremen.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashed
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Given his lower cross volume, last season’s most common crossing pass cluster has been bumped down the list, with Liverpool’s No 66 more likely to engage in sideways or backwards passes as part of his distribution diet.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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After the Detroit Pistons got a bucket in the third quarter, Paul Reed bumped into Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
20 Dec. 2024
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And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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She got smacked, but the ball went in.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Two people are dead and 19 others injured after a small plane slammed into a Fullerton warehouse filled with workers.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Gomez, for instance, was slammed by Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez (who later apologized) over her Spanish in the film.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Domantas Sabonis hit a pair of free throws after getting fouled to put the game away.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025
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High school senior Christopher Garcia was one of three students who raised their hands when the instructor asked if they’d been hit by a vehicle while cycling.—
Sarah Macaraeg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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What's New Several drones collided midair during a holiday drone show at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday evening, and fell into the crowd below, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Also, another two cars collided with each another.—
Roberto Baldwin,
Ars Technica,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Bashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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