pummeled
Example Sentences
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Rising interest rates pummeled bonds as stocks continued to chug along and favorable rule-making buoyed cryptocurrencies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The year after that, heavy rains pummeled the burn scar, burying buildings and vehicles under mud and debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Foreign competition and lower-cost steel producers pummeled Gary in the 1970s and 1980s, costing thousands of steelworkers their jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Leveraged ETFs tied to chipmaker SK Hynix were pummeled Tuesday, amid a punishing selloff in semiconductor stocks this month as whiplash around the powerful artificial-intelligence trade continues.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The first principle of wrestling is to hang on to your opponent come what may, so I clung to Nick's breeches like a leech, though he kicked madly and pummeled my back with his fists.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
