creamed

verb

Definition of creamednext
past tense of cream
1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant

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2
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creamed
  1. destroyed
  2. whipped
  3. demolished
  4. bombed
  5. ruined
  6. flattened
  7. wrecked
  8. buried
Verb
  • Lauren Sommer was one of the first reporters in Lahaina after the extreme wildfire destroyed homes and took lives.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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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
  • 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
Definition of whipped
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  • When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
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  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
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  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruined
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  • Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, and the death toll is approaching 46,000 people, most of them women and children.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Among the belongings buried with these high-status women were mosaic glass beads that even came from foreign territory, coin jewelry, one of which is extremely rare, and, interestingly enough, a stone in the shape of a vulva.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
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