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as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily
pounding down the road as fast as he could run
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
pounding nails into boards all day long
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach
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as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles
the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food
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Recent Examples of pounded
Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The senior from the Novaquatics also pounded the water after both relays.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The regions of the islands that get pounded by ferocious rains from kona storms are the same regions where wildfires have become more common over the past several decades.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
After a dry start, big storms pounded California between Christmas and New Year’s.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
The sole survivor of a fiery Cybertruck crash in Piedmont sued Tesla on Tuesday, claiming that design flaws trapped him in a burning vehicle as a rescuer desperately pounded on the window.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Melissa brought heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging storm surge, and destructive winds to portions of eastern Cuba, just one month after the island was pounded by Hurricane Imelda a month earlier, the National Hurricane Center, part of the National Weather Service, concluded in its final report.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf had earlier pushed oil back above $100 a barrel, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The senior from the Novaquatics also pounded the water after both relays.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The regions of the islands that get pounded by ferocious rains from kona storms are the same regions where wildfires have become more common over the past several decades.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
After a dry start, big storms pounded California between Christmas and New Year’s.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
The sole survivor of a fiery Cybertruck crash in Piedmont sued Tesla on Tuesday, claiming that design flaws trapped him in a burning vehicle as a rescuer desperately pounded on the window.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Melissa brought heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging storm surge, and destructive winds to portions of eastern Cuba, just one month after the island was pounded by Hurricane Imelda a month earlier, the National Hurricane Center, part of the National Weather Service, concluded in its final report.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf had earlier pushed oil back above $100 a barrel, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounded
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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Krogstad smacked two doubles and drove in three runs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fundraising for the project through private donations also drew controversy.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The unconventional approach drew immediate attention across social media, where fans debated whether the artistic choice was a clever homage, or simple laziness.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another ball India crushed later in the game would have been out of several.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Duke was absolutely crushed for the second straight year.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Royals shuffled their outfield this offseason.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The living room has been moved to the second floor in the plans and other rooms were shuffled around, though the project’s size and general design remain roughly the same.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had support from his team during Friday’s news conference, where first baseman Michael Busch, manager Craig Counsell, hitting coach Dustin Kelly, assistant hitting coach John Mallee and staff assistant AJ Lewis took in the scene.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara left the mound with a lead, courtesy of the bottom of Miami’s lineup stringing together hits in the second.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump has lashed out at a number of G7 members and NATO allies for not responding to his calls for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although in recent days several of them had indicated a willingness to back appropriate action to restore the key waterway to normal traffic.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Pounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounded. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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