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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building
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2
as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit
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as in speeding
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 ramming
Still, with a narrow majority in Congress, multiple reports suggest the president-elect is reluctant to expend too much political capital on ramming Hegseth through the Senate and has begun exploring alternatives.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, Chinese forces have escalated their aggressive tactics, including blocking maneuvers, ramming, water cannons, and on at least one occasion wielding melee weapons against Philippine personnel.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
America's Next Top Model alum Jenn An is suing Kanye West for allegedly assaulting her by choking her and ramming his fingers down her throat during the filming of a music video in 2010.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Several storylines stand alone before ramming into each other near the season’s anticlimatic end.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The ramming case was later dismissed by federal prosecutors.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
In June of this year, the Chanel boutique on Avenue Montaigne was targeted by a smash-and-grab robbery that involved four suspects ramming their vehicle into the store in order to break the windows and steal merchandise.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
In the intervening months, young Palestinians have carried out a string of lone-wolf attacks, ramming cars into Israeli pedestrians and soldiers or stabbing them in the streets.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, Chinese forces have escalated their aggressive tactics, including blocking maneuvers, ramming, water cannons, and on at least one occasion wielding melee weapons against Philippine personnel.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
America's Next Top Model alum Jenn An is suing Kanye West for allegedly assaulting her by choking her and ramming his fingers down her throat during the filming of a music video in 2010.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Several storylines stand alone before ramming into each other near the season’s anticlimatic end.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The ramming case was later dismissed by federal prosecutors.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
In June of this year, the Chanel boutique on Avenue Montaigne was targeted by a smash-and-grab robbery that involved four suspects ramming their vehicle into the store in order to break the windows and steal merchandise.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
In the intervening months, young Palestinians have carried out a string of lone-wolf attacks, ramming cars into Israeli pedestrians and soldiers or stabbing them in the streets.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
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Stock market valuations - The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The team Little Pocket Monsters ultimately answered with the correct title, bumping its total score to 20,200 after the question.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The cabinets themselves all come with soft-close doors with magnets, so owners don’t have to worry about them slamming or accidentally opening while hitting bumps on the road.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hurricane Beryl became the first Category 4 hurricane on record to form in the month of June, slamming into the island of Carriacou in Grenada.ISABELLA O’MALLEY AND MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Many of the early engineers involved in the DARPA challenges would go on to work for Google’s self driving car project starting in 2009.Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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See our analysis of BlackRock’s valuation for a closer look at what’s driving the stock.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Those protons colliding with electrons or antineutrinos no longer produce neutrons, and neutrinos and positrons that collide with neutrons no longer produce protons; the period of protons and neutrons interconverting into one another has ended.Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gravitational waves are mere ripples in spacetime caused by massive objects accelerating, like colliding black holes or neutron stars.Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
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The students were seen on security footage from November 11 loading the refrigerators into their vehicles.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Very often, a gunner isn't sure about exactly which ammunition will be needed on a particular mission, so erring on the side of caution means loading up with more than one kind in the feed belt, just in case an armor-piercing round is needed instead of shrapnel.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
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Despite the heavy-hitting lineup, none of the above felt remotely corporate, overly earnest, or organized within an inch of its life, as so many charity events are.Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a team, the Trojans capitalized on their opportunities at the free-throw line, hitting 22 of 25 attempts, while the Bulldogs only made six trips to the stripe.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Flames were reported on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway, with the fire jumping the road in at least two locations — the area around Malibu Pier and around Malibu Road and Webb Way, just next to Malibu Colony Plaza, where a Ralphs supermarket is located, according to the city.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Ramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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